Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Ken Harbaugh and David Bellavia dig into how the Iran war has become the biggest political liability of the Trump presidency — and why Democrats are winning the messaging battle.
David calls the Democrats' approach an absolute masterclass. They took Trump's two biggest promises, affordability and no new wars, and used the war to dismantle both. Ken pushes on whether renaming the war every 60 days to bypass the War Powers Act is anything more than cynical. David points out the playbook isn't new. Both parties have used the same tactics, and both have failed the country on war powers since World War II.
The conversation turns to the devastating attack in Jordan and the American lives lost. David breaks down why the strike doesn't match what Iran should be able to do alone — and raises a question the administration isn't addressing.
They close on whether Iran's proxies are holding back or simply failing — and why the sleeper cell theory doesn't hold up.
👇 What do you think the biggest cost of this war has been? Tell us in the comments.
Ken Harbaugh and David Bellavia dig into how the Iran war has become the biggest political liability of the Trump presidency — and why Democrats are winning the messaging battle.
David calls the Democrats' approach an absolute masterclass. They took Trump's two biggest promises, affordability and no new wars, and used the war to dismantle both. Ken pushes on whether renaming the war every 60 days to bypass the War Powers Act is anything more than cynical. David points out the playbook isn't new. Both parties have used the same tactics, and both have failed the country on war powers since World War II.
The conversation turns to the devastating attack in Jordan and the American lives lost. David breaks down why the strike doesn't match what Iran should be able to do alone — and raises a question the administration isn't addressing.
They close on whether Iran's proxies are holding back or simply failing — and why the sleeper cell theory doesn't hold up.
👇 What do you think the biggest cost of this war has been? Tell us in the comments.
