What Trump Broke, What It Cost, and Why Democrats Keep Missing the Moment
April 17, 2026
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as posted by the channelBrian Tyler Cohen joins Jim Acosta to break down the staggering cost of Trump's Strait of Hormuz gamble — 13 dead service members, $50 billion spent, and America ending up right back where it started. From RFK Jr. facing Congress over raccoon roadkill while gutting NIH cancer research, to Trump's tax law hiding yacht loopholes while DoorDash grandmas can't afford medicine, Cohen makes the case that Democrats are sitting on a gold mine of winning issues. Plus: the California governor's race heats up after Swalwell's exit, and why Zoran Mamdani's wealth tax is the policy blueprint Democrats should be running on nationally. Then Steve Schmidt argues America lost the Iran war, that the Strait of Hormuz is now an Iranian toll road, and that U.S. sailors are eating prison-quality food on Navy ships while Trump's approval has quietly collapsed to around 31% — and why Schmidt says Democrats will take back both chambers in 2026.
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