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Will The Iran War Cost Trump The Midterms?

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🗓️ 22 June 2026

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Summary

The so-called “memorandum of understanding” that might end Trump’s war in Iran has felt pretty disappointing. But here in the U.S., voters may be more focused on the final outcome, and what that means going forward. To find out how Americans are feeling about the Iran war as midterms approach, we spoke to Sarah Longwell, who knows voter sentiment better than most. She’s the publisher of The Bulwark, host of The Focus Group podcast, and author of "How To Eat An Elephant," out on September 8.

And in headlines, at least five people have reportedly been arrested after Trump blamed vandals for the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool’s post-renovation blues, Alligator Alcatraz is officially shutting down, and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer announces his resignation.

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0:00.0

A lot of the Republicans who are up in 2026 are approaching it like Trump is, which is a short term.

0:06.1

It's all about the midterms kind of vision versus, hey, now that we've started this war,

0:11.9

we've got an obligation to other countries in the region.

0:15.0

We've got an obligation to figure out what to do about the nuclear material they have.

0:19.9

We've got to get a deal that,

0:21.3

you know, goes into the future and is worthwhile. But Trump doesn't think that way. Trump thinks

0:26.8

very sort of short term for himself. And that's how a lot of these Republicans in Congress

0:31.1

are talking about it too. I'm Jane Koston, and this is what a day, the show that learned of a devastating shortage that is certain to impact my family.

0:48.8

According to the Wall Street Journal, we are running out of weight protein because everyone is eating weight protein. Please think of me and

0:56.4

my protein shakes in these trying times. On today's show, we talked to the bulwarks Sarah Longwell

1:02.3

about how President Donald Trump's war with Iran could cost him the midterms. Before we get into

1:07.3

all that, here's what we're following today, Monday, June 22nd.

1:13.2

Look, the president has made it a priority to make D.C. not only safe but beautiful. And there

1:19.5

are several citations that have been handed out to individuals. And these are cases that

1:24.8

will be prosecuted to the full extent.

1:39.4

If there are more serious products that are put into the reflecting pool to create more algae or a bigger problem, then we'll consider more serious charges.

1:49.1

U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia, Janine Piro, backed up President Trump's claims on Fox News Sunday that the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool has been vandalized.

1:59.3

At least five people have reportedly been arrested since Trump blamed some random people for the iconic pool's post-renovation blues, or, I guess, greens.

2:03.8

Days after its $14 million renovation was completed, the pool was overtaken by algae, and a layer of its blue paint began to peel. So, naturally, President Trump

2:10.1

spent the weekend pointing the finger at Vandals. On Monday, he wrote on True Social, quote,

2:14.8

they took some form of knife or blade and put a 250-foot-long gash

2:19.7

into the beautiful facade of what took so much work, competence, and money to build and

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