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Podcast: The Daily Beast Podcast
Episode: Why Hegseth and Tulsi Make Trump More Dangerous
Description: Former Obama chief of staff and Chicago mayor Rahm Emanuel joins Joanna Coles to unpack the stunning news that Donald Trump bombed Iranās nuclear facilitiesāagainst the judgment of his own intelligence agencies. Emanuel, whose two sons serve in the U.S. Navy, lays out a sobering, real-world framework for how a president should handle such a volatile decision, and why Trumpās impulsive, āinstinct-drivenā approach endangers global stability. He warns that Tulsi Gabbard and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth represent a dangerous, unserious national security apparatusāand says plainly that the current commander-in-chief lacks the discipline, curiosity, or character for the job...