White House Deputy Press Secretary Kush Desai previews the G20 summit in Asheville, N.C., U.S. sanctions on Iran, public opinion regarding data centers and White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt's best moments at the podium. 00:00 Market Update and G20 Summit Preview 01:10 Hosting the G20 in Asheville, North Carolina 02:46 Operation Economic Outcast: Squeezing Iran 04:46 CIA Director Ratcliffe’s Moscow Trip 05:47 Winning the Global AI Race Against China 07:19 Karoline Leavitt’s Legacy and the Press Secretary Search
The Washington Post reports Russian President Putin sees the U.S. as weakened by the Iran war, according to two people familiar with the matter. Meanwhile, President Trump downplayed CIA Director John Ratcliffe's trip to Moscow as "standard business." MS NOW Senior National Security Reporter David Rohde and MS NOW Political Contributor Jason Johnson join Eugene Daniels with more details as the Iran war hits six months.
CONRADSON: Hegseth says “we hold the cards,” that we’re in control. But it’s not clear that’s true, especially to Trump’s day one supporters. You’ve got Rubio and Ratcliffe saying we struck because Israel dragged us in, because a strike was imminent. So what’s the message? We’re in charge, or we reacted? And after Trump said don’t target infrastructure, Israel still went after Iranian oil depots.
