What happened in this episode?
Piers Morgan interviews Fox News contributor Jessica Tarlov on polarisation, online abuse and political discourse, before convening a panel with KT McFarland, Glenn Greenwald and Tara Palmeri to discuss US politics and the Cornell ‘Jane Doe’ fraternity case.
On midterms, Morgan and guests debate whether President Trump’s Iran war and economic fallout could cost Republicans control of Congress. Palmeri says Trump allies at a Republican midterm gathering privately anticipate a “tsunami” result, including the possibility of losing the Senate and facing impeachment-driven investigations, while McFarland argues midterms may not materially constrain Trump and predicts an eventual economic rebound.
Tarlov criticises Pentagon messaging and, without citing documentation, claims a senior Army figure, Dan Driscoll, resigned after warning Trump that Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth’s decisions would make the US “less safe” and less able to compete in modern warfare.
The programme then shifts to the Cornell lawsuit involving allegations that a student was drugged and sexually assaulted by multiple fraternity members. Independent journalist Michael Tracey explains why he posted the accuser’s name online and then deleted it; Morgan and Palmeri condemn the act as harmful, while Tracey insists it served the public interest. Greenwald argues it is unfair for defendants to be named while the accuser is not, contending that journalists cannot properly investigate without full identification and that courts cannot order the press not to publish names.
