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Trump Stumped by Worst-Case Iran Scenario & Hegseth Gives Bullying Pep Talk | The Daily Show

2026-03-05 Comedy
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It only took five days for America's war on Iran to go off the rails, as Trump ponders the worst-case scenario, a nepo baby emerges as a top candidate to lead Iran, Sen. Markwayne Mullin stumbles over his war semantics, and Michael Kosta challenges Pete Hegseth to rethink his villainous “no mercy” speech. Plus, a s**t-faced Grace Kuhlenschmidt nominates Trump as Iran’s new supreme leader. #DailyShow #Iran #Hegseth #Trump 0:00 - President Trump Shares Worst-Case Iran Scenario 2:35 - The Late Ayatollah's son is leading Iran 3:38 - Pete Hegseth Gives a Bullying Pep Talk on Operation Epic Fury 5:13 - Sen. Markwayne Mullin Confused Over War Talk 6:46 - Democrats Come Out with an Anti-War Statement 7:22 - Grace Kuhlenschmidt Weighs in on Iran Strategy Subscribe to The Daily Show: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwWhs_6x42TyRM4Wstoq8HA/?sub_confirmation=1 Follow The Daily Show: Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheDailyShow Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thedailyshow Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thedailyshow Stream full episodes of The Daily Show on Paramount+: http://www.paramountplus.com/thedailyshow Follow Comedy Central: Twitter: https://twitter.com/ComedyCentral Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ComedyCentral Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/comedycentral About The Daily Show: Jon Stewart and The Best F**king News Team host The Daily Show, an Emmy and Peabody Award-winning program analyzing the biggest stories in news, politics, and culture through a sharp, satirical lens. The Daily Show redefined the late night show category on TV and, with an audience of over 51M across social media platforms, has become a launching pad for some of the biggest stars in entertainment. The Daily Show airs weeknights at 11/10c on Comedy Central.

Top Comments (10)

@Aurelia-dp3td 2026-03-05

You can't spell incompetence without Pete

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@Valdemagra-BJD 2026-03-05

If we aren't at war, doesn't that make us terrorists?

2.0k 103 replies
@MrDARKJAK 2026-03-05

Big thank you to that reporter “This isn’t a war” “You LITERALLY just said it is”

1.8k 38 replies
@dorotabezkota-827 2026-03-05

Hegseth never left the high school cafeteria mind set 😂😂😂😂

1.2k 20 replies
@crisisnite1 2026-03-05

More like, Secretary of War Crimes.

986 17 replies
@Kitschensyngk 2026-03-05

Hegseth sounds like a bully from an ‘80s teen movie. “Hey, Iran! Gimme your lunch money, nerd!”

814 20 replies
@B33pB00p2 2026-03-05

A reality tv host and a fox news anchor walk into a war…

585 15 replies
@GoogleUser-wf7bn 2026-03-05

If launching thousands of missles and assassinating a foreign leader is not an act of war -- literally nothing is.

440 7 replies
@1craley878 2026-03-05

“He doesn’t know how the American government works “ Truer words were never spoken.

135 4 replies
@90percentzebra 2026-03-05

Man I love Costa's goofy attitude, he shines light even into dark news like today

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