The Jimmy Dore Show

Donald Trump recently held a press conference in which he admitted that the U.S. cannot afford daycare, Medicaid, or Medicare because it is "fighting wars"—a complete reversal of his 2024 campaign promise to end endless wars and invest in American infrastructure and social programs. Jimmy contrasts Trump's betrayal with China and Iran, which manage to provide healthcare, high‑speed rail, and daycare for their citizens while still maintaining powerful militaries. He argues that Trump's anti‑war track record (no new wars in his first term) and his alliance with JD Vance and Tulsi Gabbard gave him credibility with desperate voters, but now his actions prove his campaign was the most fraudulent in modern history. He predicts Republicans will face a midterm "bloodbath" as record numbers resign from Congress, and he warns that the U.S. is being deliberately destroyed while elites profit. Plus segments on Trump's low energy, gaslighting speech about the Iran war, news reports that Russian troops will soon travel to Iran to join forces against the United States and China threatening to stop Israel from turning Lebanon into another Gaza. Also featuring Ben Swann, Kurt Metzger and Stef Zamorano!

The Pentagon is currently preparing plans for a weeks-long ground operation in Iran, including a raid on Kharg Island—where 90% of Iran's crude oil exports are processed—despite military experts warning that 50,000 troops are nowhere near enough for a decisive victory in a country of 93 million people with rugged terrain and a formidable military. Jimmy notes that even experts admit any ground incursion would lead to heavy casualties, political backlash, and prolonged conflict, while Iran has been preparing for this invasion for decades. He points out that Iran is already winning the war: it has seized control of the Strait of Hormuz, is charging $2 million tolls per tanker, and has achieved its long-sought goal of getting U.S. oil sanctions lifted—something diplomacy could never accomplish. He warns that if the U.S. attacks Kharg Island, Iran will retaliate by destroying oil infrastructure across the Gulf States, triggering a global depression and food crisis. Plus segments on Marco Rubio's admission that Iran will control the Strait of Hormuz after the war ends, reports emerging that the bullet that killed Charlie Kirk doesn't match the gun allegedly used by Tyler Robinson, and the Israeli army sitting out a ground invasion of Iran. Also featuring Jeffrey Sachs, Stef Zamorano and Mike MacRae. And a phone call from JD Vance!

Whitney Webb joins Jimmy to explain her deep skepticism of Joe Kent, the former CIA counterterrorism official who resigned over the Iran war, warning that he may be part of a long-game psy-op to create a "domestic terrorist" profile that the national security state can later target. She connects this sentiment to the first Trump administration's DHS hearings where officials explicitly defined anti-Semitic right-leaning populists as the emerging domestic terror threat—a classification that could now be triggered by conflating criticism of Israel with antisemitism. Webb argues that the same infrastructure built for the War on Terror abroad is now being turned inward, and that figures like Kent may be engineered to "signal boost" anti-Zionist sentiment to create a category of Americans the government can later round up as subversives. She urges critical thinking and vigilance, noting that the "MAGA civil war" may be deliberately orchestrated to provide pretext for domestic surveillance expansion. Plus segments on the GOP faithful at CPAC cheering on Donald Trump's impeachment and Ben Shapiro changing his tune on how long the Iran war is likely to last. Also featuring Misty Winston, Stef Zamorano and Mike MacRae. Plus a phone call from Vince Vaughn!