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EPISODE · Dec 3, 2025 · 40 MIN

Hegseth, beside sleepy Trump, backtracks on boasts about boat strike amid war crimes talk

from The Briefing with Jen Psaki · host Senator Mark Warner, Ken Martin, Tennessee State Rep. Aftyn Behn, Rep. Ro Khanna, Jen Psaki

Tennessee State Rep. Aftyn Behn shocked the political world with a disproportionately strong showing in a special election in a congressional district that Republicans would expect to win by a large margin, as Donald Trump did just a year ago.Senator Mark Warner, ranking Democrat on the Intelligence Committee, reiterates his call for Donald Trump secretary of defense, Pete Hegseth, to step down as scrutiny of whether he ordered a war crime intensifies over the U.S. blowing up boats in the Caribbean.Jen Psaki looks at how Donald Trump's erratic behavior and struggles to stay awake during meetings is adding to questions about Trump's fading vitality, including a recent MRI that remains unexplained. Abdul El-Sayed, a Democratic candidate for Senate who is also a physician, joins to discuss. To listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads, sign up for MS NOW Premium on Apple Podcasts. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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Senator Mark Warner, ranking Democrat on the Intelligence Committee, reiterates his call for Donald Trump secretary of defense, Pete Hegseth, to step down as scrutiny of whether he ordered a war crime intensifies over the U.S. blowing up boats in the Caribbean.

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