Trump Warns Iran of Bridge and Power Plant Strikes After Earlier Threats
"Yeah, but we're going to hit them very hard tonight. We're going to hit them very hard tomorrow night. We're going to hit them very hard the night after. And then next week it gets really bad for them because next week comes the power plants. Next week comes the bridges. We're going to knock out all their power plants. We're going to knock out all their bridges."
About this episode
In this episode, hosts Jason Kander and Ravi Gupta examine the Trump administration's escalating failures on immigration enforcement and the Iran conflict, warning that both crises are fading from public attention despite worsening. They open with detailed coverage of two recent killings by ICE agents—including the shooting death of 25-year-old Joan Sebastian Guerrero in Texas, who was not the person agents were seeking and had legal work status. Despite promises of body camera accountability, agents were not wearing cameras. A new Politico report reveals federal judges have overruled the administration over 15,000 times on immigration cases, with judges nationwide forced to intervene as ICE deports people faster than the courts can provide due process. Trump reversed a brief ICE suspension of traffic stops after the killings. On Iran, the hosts analyze Trump's public threats to destroy bridges and power plants—potential war crimes he is telegraphing in advance—while the U.S. launches new strikes without congressional authorization. They argue Trump has lost this war, with Iran now more powerful. The episode includes extended discussion of confirmation hearings for Todd Blanche as Attorney General and Clayton as Director of National Intelligence, with Clayton refusing to say who won the 2020 election. In the second half, Congressman Seth Moulton joins to discuss his Massachusetts Senate race, arguing Iran is winning Trump's war and calling for generational change in Democratic leadership. Moulton declares the war an utter disaster that has empowered Iran globally and criticizes Senate Democrats under Chuck Schumer for insufficient resistance. The conversation touches on Democratic Party strategy, the need for forward-looking rather than nostalgic leadership, and accountability for the older generation's failures.
Key takeaways
- ICE agents killed 25-year-old Joan Sebastian Guerrero in Texas who was not their target and had legal status, without wearing mandated body cameras as Trump ordered traffic stops to resume
- Federal judges have issued over 15,000 orders against Trump immigration enforcement as ICE deports people faster than courts can provide due process
- Trump publicly threatened to destroy Iranian power plants and bridges in potential war crimes while U.S. launches new strikes without congressional authorization
- Congressman Seth Moulton declared Trump has lost the Iran war with the regime now projecting more power globally and strangling the world economy
- Trump's nominee for Director of National Intelligence repeatedly refused to answer who won the 2020 election during confirmation hearings before Senator Jon Ossoff
- Trump Attorney General nominee Todd Blanche faced confirmation hearings marked by evasiveness on his role as Trump's criminal defense lawyer
- Moulton criticized Democratic Senate leadership under Chuck Schumer as inadequate and announced his first vote will not be for Schumer if elected to Senate