Oct 8, 2026 · 41 min · 11 segments
Todd examines media coverage of President Trump's remarks about Iran, high fuel prices, and the danger of a nuclear-armed Iranian regime. He argues that reports claiming Trump encouraged attacks on…
So, huh, y- y- you know, when, when you tackle a subject like this, I always think, "Where do I want to begin? Where do I want to begin?" So you remember when Trump came into office the second time back in 2024.
Um, one of the things the administration decided that it wanted to do and that needed to be done in this country to regain control of the federal bureaucracy was to cut some of these government programs.
I think, I think when Trump was elected the first time in 2016, I think Trump knew he had, uh, problems and opponents, uh, who were willing to do whatever it took to win elections.
I think the level of all-out, uh, deception and lying that he faced from the media, I don't want to say that it surprised him.
But here's a guy that, you know, spent much of his life, a huge part of his life talking to people in the media and candidly being friendly with people on the left side of the aisle.
And so I do think that maybe he thought that he could make more progress, uh, in this, in this, uh, highly volatile political climate than he really did.
Um, I just think, I think the level, the, the, the degree to which the opposition grew, I think, I think in some certain ways was surprising even to Trump.
But I also think, uh, that he is used to running organizations where the people underneath his, uh, well, his, his executive power do what he tells them to do or, or they get fired, right? This is, if you watch The Apprentice, uh, this is just one example.
So, huh, y- y- you know, when, when you tackle a subject like this, I always think, "Where do I want to begin? Where do I want to begin?" So you remember when Trump came into office the second time back in 2024.
Um, one of the things the administration decided that it wanted to do and that needed to be done in this country to regain control of the federal bureaucracy was to cut some of these government programs.
I think, I think when Trump was elected the first time in 2016, I think Trump knew he had, uh, problems and opponents, uh, who were willing to do whatever it took to win elections.
I think the level of all-out, uh, deception and lying that he faced from the media, I don't want to say that it surprised him.
But here's a guy that, you know, spent much of his life, a huge part of his life talking to people in the media and candidly being friendly with people on the left side of the aisle.
And so I do think that maybe he thought that he could make more progress, uh, in this, in this, uh, highly volatile political climate than he really did.
Um, I just think, I think the level, the, the, the degree to which the opposition grew, I think, I think in some certain ways was surprising even to Trump.
But I also think, uh, that he is used to running organizations where the people underneath his, uh, well, his, his executive power do what he tells them to do or, or they get fired, right? This is, if you watch The Apprentice, uh, this is just one example.
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