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5 min readThe Spanish team had just won the World Cup at the Meadowlands. As the players lined up for the trophy ceremony, Donald Trump walked onto the field and stood directly in the middle of the frame, unwilling to move. The Guardian’s caption read: “Gianni Infantino carefully explains to Donald Trump that he is not part of the Spanish national team.” The hosts of Pod Save America were watching, and they were not amused. “He genuinely believes it’s for him,” Jon Favreau said. “I would feel imposter syndrome and run off there.” It was a fitting metaphor for a president who, over the same weekend, lost three more American service members to Iranian attacks, watched the Houthis announce a new blockade in the Red Sea, and saw gas prices tick back above $4 a gallon. The primaries will continue until morale improves.
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What you'll learn
- 1 The Primaries Will Continue Until Morale Improves
- 2 (02:25) **Show Intro and Episode Preview** - Hosts John Favreau, Jon Lovett, and Tommy Vietor preview the episode's topics: Iran conflict escalation, ICE killings, Democratic primary races, and the World Cup final.
- 3 (03:07) **Trump at the World Cup Final** - Trump inserts himself into Spain's victory celebration, prompting mockery from the hosts about his inability to stay out of the spotlight.
- 4 (09:00) **Trump Administration's World Cup Self-Congratulation** - The administration releases a self-serving video taking credit for the World Cup's security success, featuring Kash Patel prominently.
- 5 (12:54) **Iran Conflict Escalates Despite Trump's Claims of Victory** - Trump declares Iran "obliterated" while Iranian forces kill Americans and wound dozens across the Middle East over nine straight days.
- 6 (22:15) **Houthis Announce New Blockade Threatening Global Oil Supply** - The Houthis declare an embargo on Saudi ships in the Red Sea, creating a potential nightmare scenario for energy prices.
- 7 (25:17) **ICE Killings and the Administration's Response** - ICE agents kill two unarmed men in Texas and Maine, both fathers and victims of mistaken identity, as DHS Secretary Mullen's temporary pause on vehicle stops is quickly overturned by Trump.
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Show Notes
Troy Jackson locks down the nomination to replace Graham Platner in Maine, Wisconsin's gubornatorial primary devolves into chaos as the governor wades in with an unexpected endorsement, and Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez rally in Michigan with Abdul El-Sayed, who's locked in a heated race with Haley Stevens. Jon, Tommy, and Lovett discuss all the latest from this summer's wild Democratic primaries, Donald Trump's embarrassing showing at the World Cup final, the deadly escalation of war with Iran, and a recent slate of ICE killings that show nothing has gotten better at the Department of Homeland Security — it's just gotten quieter.
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