Kagro in the Morning - April 9, 2026

David Waldman and Greg Dworkin are back together for their last "normal" KITM before David hits the road. Don't fret, they plan on joining together for several abnormal shows over the next few weeks! How's Donald K. Trump's war doing? Bad… awful. There is no ceasefire. It's not a TACO, it is a complete US strategic failure, a defeat of historic proportions. Hey guys, Trump could still pull out a win! Except, even Gops don't see that happening. Vance, Rubio, and Wiles are out bragging that they were against it all along. Didn't anyone Grok "Strait of Hormuz"? Cadets were stranded in the Persian Gulf, probably as a little D.O.W. hazing. There is an offramp, but Republicans aren't taking it. Trump will use foreign steel for his ballroom. If US steel wanted it, they should have stepped up their bribe game. The Pentagon threatened the Pope after he criticized Trump. Maybe if Trump kissed some babies and told them how the 2020 elections were rigged, he could pull out of this slump. How're Democrats doing? In Arizona, voters are seeing the light. In New Jersey, they love their Governor not Trump, boo, boo, boo! They're going to have a tough time holding the Texas House. And in Wisconsin… WTF? Seriously… WTF? JD Vance certainly has "a type" … Now JD's stumping for Viktor Orbán, as Trump and/or Putin can't afford to lose a member of their authoritarian ratpack.