The Tara Palmeri Show

Former Navy pilot Ken Harbaugh — who flew recon missions as a mission commander over the Strait of Hormuz — joins Tara to break down Trump's address to the nation and what it actually means on the ground. Ken calls the speech alarming, says the Pentagon has no plan, and explains why Iran doesn't need a navy or air force to win this war. Ken's final answer: we're closer to something much bigger.

0:53 – Trump's address: contradictions on "nearing completion" vs. "major escalation"

1:52 – Total lack of a plan — and no one around Trump will say so

4:04 – Mission accomplished vibes — and why Iraq's military collapsed in minutes but the war lasted years

6:22 – Mining the strait: fishing boats vs. the U.S. Navy

8:36 – Iran will come out of this with a better deal than Obama's JCPoA

10:47 – Russia is providing targeting intel to Iran

12:14 – Why the U.S. is losing the drone war — and Ukraine offered to help

14:02 – China is laughing — and learning every lesson we're missing

15:24 – Ad break: Noble Mobile

17:16 – "Bomb them back to the Stone Age" — why it doesn't work

18:30 – Ground troops: the 82nd Airborne and the Kharg Island problem

21:53 – What does victory even look like now?

25:46 – Was it Israel? Total lack of coordination either way

27:01 – Do the Iranians even want to negotiate?

30:33 – 100,000 hardened IRGC fighters with weapons we can't counter

30:57 – Outro: subscribe and support independent journalism

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BREAKING: President Trump has informed Attorney General Pam Bondi that she's out. Tara goes live to break down the firing, what it means for the Epstein files, and the unmistakable pattern — it's the women in Trump's cabinet who keep getting axed. From Kristi Noem to Kari Lake to Linda McMahon to Tulsi Gabbard, the ladies are out. Tara runs through Bondi's disastrous tenure: the "case closed" announcement, the botched redactions that exposed victim names, the 2.5 million files still being withheld, the canceled meetings with survivors, and that brutal congressional hearing. Plus: could Bondi face prosecution now that she's out? Lee Zeldin is reportedly the top pick to replace her.

0:31 – The pattern: every woman in Trump's cabinet is getting fired

1:34 – Tulsi Gabbard contradicted Trump on Iran — now she's next

2:31 – Musical chairs: Trump got comfortable firing people after Kristi Noem

3:49 – The Epstein files disaster: "case closed" with 2.5 million files still hidden

7:55 – Bondi possibly violated the Epstein Files Transparency Act

10:26 – Lee Zeldin as AG — he went to Albany Law School

12:44 – Laura Loomer says she predicted this

13:32 – Survivors tried to meet with Bondi — she canceled on them

14:16 – Elise Stefanik furious about sexism in the GOP — the irony

15:48 – The binder stunt: public court documents passed off as classified

17:09 – Audience Q&A: will she still testify on the 14th?

18:28 – Tara heading to MSNBC to discuss — and checking in with survivors
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The war in Iran isn't just America's problem — the rest of the world is already feeling it. Thailand's news anchors are ditching jackets on air to save energy. The Philippines moved to a four-day workweek. Japan is telling people to take shorter showers. Obama economic adviser and former UBS Americas chairman Robert Wolf returns to break down the global ripple effects of the Strait of Hormuz shutdown — from fertilizer shortages threatening grocery prices to the UK energy crisis to why Treasury rates may be the most important number no one is watching. He also weighs in on whether Trump's "two weeks" timeline is realistic, the real risk of stagflation if oil hits $150 a barrel, and why Iran is not Venezuela.
0:00 – The global energy crisis: Thailand, Philippines, Japan cutting back
0:41 – When does the U.S. feel the ripple? Trump says "just leave"
1:54 – It's not just oil — fertilizer and helium are choking off too
3:20 – How long before the U.S. hits recession?
5:50 – Treasury rates: the most powerful number in the market
6:53 – $30 trillion in debt and rising interest costs
7:35 – Trump's "two weeks" deadline: realistic or rolling fiction?
9:41 – Trump's exit strategy: declare victory and hand it to Europe and Asia
10:01 – Iran is not Venezuela — and that comparison doesn't hold water
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Why did so many powerful, accomplished people keep showing up at Jeffrey Epstein's dinner table — even after he was a known sex offender? Journalist Holly Peterson grew up in this world. Her father was Secretary of Commerce, and she's spent decades observing the psychology of Manhattan's elite. In her latest Wall Street Journal piece, she argues the answer isn't as simple as black and white. Tara pushes back, and the two go deep on the "accomplisher class" — the ambition, the networking, the greed, and the culture of silence that helped launder Epstein's reputation for years. They also discuss Ghislaine Maxwell's grooming of high society, the Kathy Ruemmler emails, the Brad Karp–Leon Black revelations, why empathy drops as wealth rises, and whether Robert Maxwell's fortune was really behind Epstein's mysterious wealth all along. Plus: the raunchy birthday song Ghislaine had performed in front of Manhattan's elite.
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Tara Palmeri is one of the most feared and fearless reporters covering power and politics. She has 15 years of experience covering national politics and foreign affairs. She was formerly a White House Correspondent for ABC News where she covered the first Trump administration. She was the chief National Correspondent for POLITICO during the Biden administration. She has been a political analyst for CNBC, CBS and CNN. She started her career as a columnist for the Washington Examiner and then went on to report for the New York Post. She was a foreign correspondent for POLITICO Europe, where she covered international affairs, including Brexit. She hosted the Ringer's political podcast "Somebody's Gotta Win" and wrote a column for Puck. Tara also hosted two acclaimed podcasts on Jeffrey Epstein, "Broken: Jeffrey Epstein" and "Power: The Maxwells." Tara currently hosts the Tara Palmeri Show.

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