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Background Briefing – March 9, 2026

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On today’s briefing:   A War Iran Only Has to Stay in While We Can Only Win At a Price We Are Unlikely to Want to Pay We begin with the question, how long can Trump and Hegseth use $4 million interceptors to shoot down $20,000 drones in an asymmetrical war that Iran just has … Continued


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Had All the Democrats Boycotted the State of the Union, Trump Would Have Been Left Insulting Empty Chairs We begin with last night’s long and winding State Of The Union address which had Trump throwing red meat to the MAGA crowd while hurling barbs at the Democrats in the chamber, making the decision by many … Continued


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Trump’s Tariff Meltdown and What the Supreme Court Ruling Does and Doesn’t Do We begin with Trump imposing global tariffs of 15% in response to a Supreme Court ruling striking down his “Liberation Day” tariffs in a 6 to 3 ruling that prompted a meltdown from our megalomaniacal manchild who accused the court’s 3 conservatives … Continued


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