Trump Blasts "Third Rate Podcasts"

April 10, 2026·1 hr 56 min·5 clips

MAGA elites call for the 25th Amendment and threaten to ignore nuclear launch codes over Trump's Iran war.

The episode opens with Favreau and Pfeiffer assessing the Iran ceasefire as largely returning the situation to where it was a week prior — Iran's regime intact, the Strait of Hormuz still contested, and Trump declaring victory while threatening more war. Pfeiffer argues the war has publicly exposed Trump as 'an erratic, capricious idiot' who has historically survived through luck rather than competence. The hosts detail Trump's contradictory statements about the Strait of Hormuz and his apparent ignorance of the ceasefire's terms, including not knowing Lebanon was part of the deal. A New York Times 36-hour tick-tock of the ceasefire negotiations reveals Trump was bragging about bombing bridges and power plants in unrelated meetings as his self-imposed genocide deadline approached. The piece describes Trump looking at images of Iranian civilians surrounding the infrastructure he threatened to destroy and concluding their deaths would be Iran's fault. The hosts note that Trump's genocidal social media post actually nearly tanked the negotiations, with Pakistan and China having to intervene to salvage a deal. A separate Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan piece about Situation Room deliberations reveals Netanyahu presented the case for war in person, and that Trump dismissed concerns raised by General Dan Caine about the Strait of Hormuz and munitions depletion. The piece includes Tucker Carlson calling Trump before the strikes began, with Trump telling him 'it always works out.' Pfeiffer argues Trump's worldview is frozen in 1979, seeing himself as the president who could finally confront Iran the way Carter couldn't. The hosts discuss Israel continuing to bomb Lebanon despite Trump wanting a ceasefire, arguing Trump lacks the leverage or will to pressure Netanyahu. The Wall Street Journal's report that the White House is considering removing US troops from NATO countries as punishment for not supporting the Iran war is discussed, along with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte calling Trump's leadership a success. The hosts debate whether Rutte's appeasement strategy is embarrassing but functionally necessary to keep NATO intact. JD Vance's trip to Islamabad for negotiations is covered, with the hosts playing audio of Vance on a Budapest tarmac comparing Iran's enrichment rights to his wife Usha's right to skydive. Favreau and Pfeiffer mock Vance's suggestion that Iranian negotiators may not understand English well enough to grasp the ceasefire terms. The hosts discuss Vance's team leaking his opposition to the war to multiple outlets, and debate whether distancing himself from Trump is a viable 2028 strategy, concluding it is not because he will own everything Trump did. A montage of MAGA media figures — including voices calling for the 25th Amendment and one threatening to ignore nuclear launch codes — is played, framed as MAGA elite outrage reaching a fever pitch. Trump responds with a lengthy written statement calling Tucker Carlson, Megyn Kelly, Candace Owens, and Alex Jones low-IQ 'nut jobs' with 'third rate podcasts,' mocking Carlson for not finishing college. The episode also previews a conversation with Rahm Emanuel about Iran, Israel, and his widely rumored presidential ambitions.

As heard by us

A sharp look at how conservative-media criticism of Trump can spread beyond the usual audience and do broader political damage.

The piece turns a conservative-media pile-on into a wider political warning. Clips from trusted in-group voices push the criticism past regular politics listeners, which makes the fallout feel bigger than a day-to-day news hit.

Read the full review in PlayNext →

Why you'd press play

If you want a take on how conservative-media criticism and viral clips could affect Trump, start here.

Read the full recommendation in PlayNext →

Listen to the show on

Apple Podcasts Spotify

Play clips from this episode More from Pod Save America