Good Luck Spinning Trump's Speech, Fox News! (w/ Michael Weiss & Marc Polymeropoulos)

The Trump administration’s recent Memorandum of Understanding with Iran marks a profound reversal of long-standing Republican foreign policy, effectively abandoning operational goals such as the elimination of Iran’s ballistic missile program and nuclear enrichment. While this shift creates an existential crisis for regional allies like Israel, the administration’s approach to the Russia-Ukraine conflict remains paradoxically robust. Despite public hostility toward President Zelensky, deep-seated intelligence cooperation between the CIA and Ukrainian services has expanded, providing critical targeting data that allows Ukraine to strike Russian infrastructure effectively. Ukrainian intelligence has proven its worth as a strategic asset, offering invaluable insights into Russian military responses and cyber operations. As the U.S. retreats from its role as a primary arbiter in the Middle East, the continued, covert flow of intelligence remains the most vital component of Ukraine’s defense against Russian aggression.