What to Make of Trump's DC Takeover 
Amanpour12 Elo 2025

What to Make of Trump's DC Takeover 

The streets of Washington, DC will soon be patrolled by 800 National Guard troops, the city's police will be under federal control for the first time in their history, and homeless people will be forced to leave. According to President Trump, it's all necessary to tackle a purported wave of lawlessness. And while crime is certainly a problem in the capital, Trump's description of a public safety emergency told a slightly different story than the statistics. There's actually been a decrease in crime, with violent crime at a 30-year low. With Trump hinting that Washington is just the first city to face these measures, what does this say about his exertion of executive power? Andrew McCabe was the acting FBI Director in the first Trump administration, he joins the program to discuss. Also on today's show: Victoria Fontan, Rector of the American University of Malta & Mumtaz Islamzay, Afghan Student; David A. Graham, Staff writer, The Atlantic Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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THE IRAN WAR ESCALATES

THE IRAN WAR ESCALATES

As the war rages on, the question is - what does victory look like for everyone involved? We begin with the Iranian view with former nuclear negotiator and diplomat Seyed Hossein Mousavian. Then, from...

21 Maalis 42min

Trump's Request for Help Falls on Deaf Ears 

Trump's Request for Help Falls on Deaf Ears 

"Not our war" is the message from America's top allies this week, after President Trump asked them to help secure the Strait of Hormuz. Many NATO allies view his war on Iran as illegal, and, coming fr...

20 Maalis 55min

Former US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel 

Former US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel 

Arab and Islamic states are calling on Iran to cease attacks, while affirming their right to defend themselves under international law. This comes as the war in the Middle East becomes a war on energy...

19 Maalis 56min

Former Israeli PM Naftali Bennett 

Former Israeli PM Naftali Bennett 

Iran has vowed revenge for the killing of top security official Ali Larijani, who was taken out in an Israeli airstrike. Tehran has been ramping up attacks on Israel, with two pensioners killed in str...

18 Maalis 56min

Growing Uncertainty Over Iran's Future 

Growing Uncertainty Over Iran's Future 

Iran's top security official has been "eliminated." That's according to Israel’s defense minister, who says Ali Larijani was killed in a targeted IDF strike. Larijani was one of Iran’s top decision ma...

17 Maalis 56min

US Allies Reject Trump's Call for Help 

US Allies Reject Trump's Call for Help 

A growing energy crisis is sending oil prices soaring around the world. President Trump has been calling on US allies to assist in unblocking the Strait of Hormuz, but no countries have agreed to help...

16 Maalis 56min

What is Trump's End Game for Iran?

What is Trump's End Game for Iran?

Starting a war is easier than ending it, as they say, so two weeks after the US and Israel struck Iran, what is the exit strategy? Christiane Amanpour asks Elliott Abrams, Trump's former special repre...

14 Maalis 42min

Former Trump Special Rep. to Iran Elliott Abrams 

Former Trump Special Rep. to Iran Elliott Abrams 

The war in the Middle East is about to enter its third week with the US and Israel continuing major airstrikes across Iran, Tehran retaliating with asymmetric warfare, and a major situation developing...

13 Maalis 56min

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