Trump threatens new attacks against Iran if talks fail

The Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell

Lawrence O'Donnell, MS NOW

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🗓️ 11 April 2026

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Tonight on The Last Word: Vice President Vance is headed to Pakistan for negotiations with Iran. Also, America’s NATO allies appear fed up with Trump. Plus, a Trump-won Iowa district is among the most competitive U.S. House races. U.S. consumer confidence hits a record low as prices climb. And the San Francisco Chronicle reports an ex-staffer accuses Eric Swalwell of sexual assault. Rep. Eugene Vindman, Amb. Michael McFaul, Iowa State Sen. Sarah Trone Garriott, Rohit Chopra, and Mychael Schnell join Jonathan Capehart.

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0:00.0	The Laster with Jonathan Capehart and for Lawrence starts right now.
0:04.0	Hey Jonathan.
0:05.0	Hey, Jen.
0:06.0	Thanks very much.
0:07.0	And it was great watching that coverage, seeing those astronauts come back to Earth safely, truly
0:14.0	historic and wonderful moment to watch.
0:17.0	Absolutely incredible.
0:18.0	And I just want to call our colleague Ali Velshi and just talk to him more about it because his coverage of it was so incredible.
0:24.3	It was beautiful to watch the whole evening.
0:27.0	Yeah. But we're going to, we are going to move on. So Jen, enjoy your Friday night.
0:32.8	Thank you. Have a great show.
0:35.2	Thanks.
0:36.5	So remember when Donald Trump ran on lowering prices and no new wars?
0:42.5	Voters are now feeling the consequences of those lies.
0:46.1	Donald Trump's war in Iran has not only killed 13 U.S. service members and wounded nearly 400 others.
0:53.0	Gas prices are nearly 40% higher compared to before
0:57.6	the fighting started. And today, soaring energy costs because of Donald Trump's war,
1:02.8	created a nearly one-point rise in the Consumer Price Index in March. As the New York Times
1:08.2	notes, the biggest monthly increase in the Consumer Price Index since the peak of the post-pandemic inflation crisis in June of 2022.
1:19.9	Vice President J.D. Vance is headed to Pakistan to try to help Donald Trump find a way out of the war he started and that J.D. Vance was opposed
1:29.3	to launching. Two White House officials tell MS now that Vance has privately voiced opposition
1:35.8	to the war for weeks to Donald Trump and top White House aides. The balancing act of publicly
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