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Humiliation mitigation: Hapless Vance heads to Pakistan saddled with Trump's Iran folly - The Briefing w/Jen Psaki MS NOW
With the global economy in upheaval and his domestic approval dropping like a rock, Donald Trump is sending his number 2, JD Vance, to Pakistan to try to make a deal with the Iranians that allows Trump to get out of the war he started with Iran with as few embarrassing concessions as possible.
Adm. John Kirby (ret.), former Pentagon press secretary, and Robert Malley, former special envoy for Iran, talk with Jen Psaki about the challenges Vance will face. - Aired on 04/10/2026.