Jonathan Swan’s Dive into Trump’s Reality
Summary
Jon Stewart interviews New York Times reporter Jonathan Swan, co-author of "Regime Change," to discuss the Trump administration's conduct of the Iran war and the erosion of institutional checks. Swan details how the conflict has depleted U.S. weapon stockpiles, contradicting official claims of total victory, and explains the difficulty of reporting on classified military data amidst aggressive leak investigations. The conversation also covers the shift from the factional leaks of Trump’s first term to a more unified, loyalist second term, where officials like JD Vance initially supported th…
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