Friday on the RealClearPolitics podcast, Tom Bevan, Andrew Walworth, and Carl Cannon discuss the traffic jam in the Strait of Hormuz, Vice President JD Vance preparing to negotiate with Iran tomorrow, and the extent to which the Trump political coalition is fracturing as the war enters week seven. RCP Contributor Lanny Davis joins the show to talk about his new book on finding a real “third way” in American politics, the Artemis mission to orbit the Moon, and our weekly roundup of entertaining headlines. You can listen to the show live, weekdays at 11:00 a.m. on SiriusXM’s Megyn Kelly Channel 111, and then on Apple, Spotify, YouTube, and here on our website. *** The show opens with the vice president preparing to face the greatest test of his career, leading peace negotiations with Iran tomorrow in Pakistan, as oil tankers decide if they feel safe enough to try to go through the Strait of Hormuz while the ceasefire lasts. Watch: Vance: If The Iranians Are Willing To Negotiate In Good Faith, We’ll Extend The Hand “It’s almost sort of a cruel troll on Trump’s part to make him the point man on this,” Tom Bevan laughed. “I’m thinking maybe we should call Iran’s bluff,” Carl Cannon suggested. “Are these people really going to start to sink oil tankers? Then everyone in the world will hate them, including the Chinese and the Russians.” “If Vance can ink an end to this war, that would make him look good within the Republican establishment, with the Republican electorate, and half the Democrats would applaud it, too,” Cannon said. “Ending it on terms that work for world peace is just a very tough hand that JD Vance has been dealt by his boss.” *** At minute 10, the panel turns to the debate inside the Trump MAGA coalition about the war, which the media is portraying as a revolt from the “podcast right.” Watch: Megyn Kelly: Iran War “Folly” Smashing Republican Political Coalition “To Smithereens” Truth Social: “Low IQ” Tucker Carlson and Megyn Kelly have been fighting me on Iran for years!” “When people say Trump has lost it, this is what they’re talking about,” Tom Bevan said. “It’s so mind-boggling that he has decided to attack the people who helped him get to where he is, and has divided his own coalition by taking the side of Mark Levin and Ben Shapiro-and attacking Megyn and Tucker.” “It’s absolutely ridiculous, and it is definitely hurting the Republican Party right now,” he said. *** At minute 20, RCP Contributor Lanny Davis joins the show to talk about his new memoir on finding a real “third way” in American politics: Finding the Third Way: Lessons in the Politics of Civility from My Journey through History “Carl was my great editor,” Lanny Davis said, and especially recommended the chapter on former vice presidential candidate and Sen. Joe Lieberman. “He was my best friend, the godfather of my son, and he classically stands for what we’re talking about in this book.” “If you want some names, look at state houses and governors,” Davis said. “Politics in Washington became people talking to each other who agreed with them, ignoring the other side or demonizing the other side, and forgetting about the country. I think the lesson in this book is that we have to talk to the American people and listen, not talk down.” *** At minute 37, the panel discusses the planned re-entry and ocean splashdown of the Artemis II mission to orbit the Moon tonight. Watch Live: Artemis II Splashdown Off Coast Of California After Successful Mission To Orbit Moon *8:00 p.m. ET) “Every American should be excited about it. And I guess every Canadian too, because one of the four crew members is from Canada,” Carl Cannon said. *** Finally, 43 minutes into the show, the panel gives their weekly “You Cannot Be Serious?!” roundup of entertaining headlines. *** Don’t miss a single episode of the RealClearPolitics daily radio show – subscribe at Apple, Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts.
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