3614 - BONDI FIRED; Trump's Deranged Iran Speech; The Downfall of Nation States w/ Rana Dasgupta

Apr 2, 2026

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It's an Emmajority Report Thursday on The Majority Report On today's program: Trump delivers a speech on the war in Iran where he still cannot clearly explain his goals and objectives. Oil prices surged past $113 a barrel following his uninspiring speech. At an Easter lunch event at the White House, Donal Trump says the federal government cannot handle daycare, Medicare or Medicaid because "we have wars to fight". Author and essayist, Rana Dasgupta joins Emma for a discussion about his forthcoming book After Nations: The Making and Unmaking of a World Order. Fox News reports that Pam Bondi has been fired from her role as Attorney General. In the Fun Half: Brandon Sutton and Matt Binder join Emma. The Supreme Court hears the oral arguments for the Birthright Citizenship case. Neil Gorsuch pressed the U.S. Solicitor General on whether Native Americans count as Americans under his interpretation of birthright citizenship; the response: "I'd have to think about it." Adam Sosnick fails miserably in a debate with Dave Smith which leads to Patrick Bet-David dressing Sosnick down live on their podcast in a fashion that has to be heard to believed. all that and more Preorder Molly Crabapple's book: Here Where We Live is Our Country. To connect and organize with your local ICE rapid response team visit ICERRT.com

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