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Trump Says He’ll Choose Iran’s Next Leader (w/ Marc Polymeropoulos)

2026-03-06 News & Politics
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Tim Miller talks with former CIA officer Marc Polymeropoulos about the rapidly escalating situation with Iran and the chaos surrounding the Trump administration’s strategy. Trump has floated the idea of choosing Iran’s next leader, while reports suggest the U.S. may be considering covert support for Kurdish groups that could amount to regime change. They also discuss the growing “brain drain” across national security agencies, including reports that FBI Director Kash Patel fired agents with Iran expertise just before the war with Iran. Become a Bulwark Youtube Plus Member here - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCG4Hp1KbGw4e02N7FpPXDgQ/join Pre-order Sarah’s book, How to Eat an Elephant, coming in September! (https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/how-to-eat-an-elephant-sarah-longwell/1149619381?ean=9781250464170)

Top Comments (10)

@993cc 2026-03-06

The last time the U.S. chose a leader for Iran, he antagonized the whole population enough that the mullahs were able to take over.

144 8 replies
@scalpod 2026-03-06

"Getting crazy"? Oh, we're way past that now.

133 8 replies
@lindamarcella6849 2026-03-06

Seriously? Who the heck does he think he is??!! Now we’re going to tell every country who their leader will be?? What arrogance!!

122 17 replies
@Glencairns 2026-03-07

I nominate Jared. Just drop him off at the airport in Tehran, he'll have things sorted in no time.

116 7 replies
@maggiereeder7121 2026-03-07

Three cheers for Zelenskyy! Slava Ukraine!

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@SamClemens-id3cl 2026-03-07

Guys, I'm starting to think electing a criminally-inclined moron to office of president was a mistake.

83 11 replies
@rickknowlan8949 2026-03-07

Did Trump say thank you? Did Vance wear a suit? 🤣🤣🤣🤣

77 2 replies
@rynob356 2026-03-07

Look in the bright side - at least we are hemorrhaging 100K jobs a month. GOLDEN AGE!!

61 1 replies
@jonhelgiorarinsson8574 2026-03-07

The US has used Kurds all over the region and always ended up betraying them, deserting them and leaving them to die.

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@laurelscheller1389 2026-03-06

Fascinating. Please bring Marc back soon

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