Will Trump Drag The United States Into WAR With Iran?

Chuck Todd reacts to the bizarre limbo President Donald Trump has put the country and world into as he weighs bringing the United States military into the conflict between Israel and Iran. Chuck weighs the benefits and risks of such a move, explains why Israel can’t end Iran’s nuclear program without the U.S. and why Trump is treating foreign policy like reality TV. He provides some updates and analysis on several primaries and special elections across the country, and concludes by answering listeners’ questions in the “Ask Chuck” segment about the ability of unknown candidates to emerge in a crowded media environment and why voters can’t impeach elected officials for bad behavior like we saw from Senator Mike Lee. Timeline: 00:00 Trump has put the country into a bizarre limbo over Iran  01:00 It feels like there is a drumbeat towards U.S. military action  01:50 Iran knows nuclear weapons are a powerful deterrent  04:05 Trump got traction in the Republican party by opposing the Bush doctrine  06:20 Iran is weaker than ever after Israel destroyed their proxies  07:20 Israel can't eradicate Iran's nuclear program without the U.S.  08:05 Congress isn't likely to confront him over war powers  09:50 This situation rhymes with the pretense of the Iraq war  11:20 Trump would be taking a great risk by accepting Israeli intelligence  12:50 Trump is treating foreign policy like it's a reality TV show  14:20 America playing world police worked… until it didn't  15:20 Trump has been backed into a corner  16:35 There are diverse opinions in the situation room  17:50 Trump making war decisions via tweet has been normalized  18:35 Virginia primaries have set up governor's race for later this year  19:20 Democrats should be poised for clean sweep in Virginia  20:20 Either way, Virginia will elect its first female governor  21:20 NY and NJ elections will be closer than Virginia  22:50 Ranked choice voting in NYC mayor's race creates unique coalitions  25:20 Ritchie Torres won't run for governor if Zoran Mandani wins mayoral race  26:50 Sen. Michael Bennett to leave Senate and run for Colorado governor  28:50 Byron Donalds is already running attack ads in Florida governor race  30:05 Ohio's gubernatorial race will be closer than you think 34:15 Ask Chuck 34:45 Can an unknown candidate emerge in this media ecosystem? 38:10 Why aren’t house members or senators impeached by their voters?  41:45 The need for straight shooters in media (Timestamps may vary based on advertisements)