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Trump's Nightmare Isn't Losing in Iran—It's Being Called Herbert Hoover (w/ Ed Luce) | Mona Charen

2026-06-28 News & Politics
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Mona Charen and FT columnist Ed Luce dig into Giorgia Meloni's public dressing down of Trump, the UK's political chaos, and the fallout from Trump's Iran war—including the case that the U.S. is now paying Iran reparations and Israel is boxed into an impossible corner. Plus: Luce's surreal Sunday phone calls with Trump himself. How to lose a war in three easy steps https://www.ft.com/content/0ba6b511-649e-4a29-bb99-f824584ec93d?syn-25a6b1a6=1 Upcoming: Mona will interview presidential historian Lindsay Chervinsky about her book, Making the Presidency: John Adams and the Precedents That Forged the Republic. Become a Bulwark Youtube Plus Member here - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCG4Hp1KbGw4e02N7FpPXDgQ/join Chapters: 00:00:00 - Introduction & Book Club Announcement 00:02:07 - Meloni Pushes Back on Trump at the G7 00:09:31 - UK Political Chaos: Brexit, Starmer & the Farage Threat 00:17:30 - Trump's Iran Debacle: How to Lose a War 00:27:26 - Iran's Geopolitical Windfall & Israel's Impossible Position 00:45:05 - What Still Gives Hope About America

Top Comments (10)

@Jpotter2057 2026-06-28

He his so much worse than Herbert Hoover. FDT

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@taffettalassen 2026-06-28

Hoover was an honorable man with poor economic understanding; but he was a humanitarian not a whiney,tiny tyrant.

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@vanrozay8871 2026-06-28

Trump is SUCH a clumsy, uncivilized fool.

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@clemmckown2491 2026-06-28

Britain's problem is Brexit. This is no big mystery.

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@Catalina1VIII 2026-06-28

Liked the guest, thank you

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@johncraig86 2026-06-28

Ed Luce is a great guest! Awesome show!

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@jandreen 2026-06-28

Love your dog, Mona! Ed Luce is pretty good, too.

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@bts4me 2026-06-28

Iran doesn't need a nuclear weapon. They have something more powerful. The strait.

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@Val-uy2me 2026-06-29

I haven't yet read your latest piece on substack, but the title alone almost brought me to tears: How to Keep Loving America, Even when it hurts. Looking forward to a good read. Thanks for your calm and direct take on the current state of things here in our beloved US.

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@Val-uy2me 2026-06-29

Great episode! Really appreciate hearing Ed Luce's POV on Iran and beyond.

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