'We can't trust what is coming out of this White House': Dem Rep. slams Hegseth's handling of Iran

[0:00] What is the status of the U.S.-Iran nuclear talks? [0:03] Right now, it depends who you ask. [0:06] President Trump says the Iranians have agreed to inspections at the highest level. [0:10] The Iranians say not so fast. [0:13] And Senate Republicans, they too have questions about the whole thing. [0:16] Mississippi's Roger Wicker said he is concerned the MOU, quote, [0:20] negotiates away the victories of Operation Epic Fury [0:23] in ways that are completely out of step with the president's goals. [0:27] John Cornyn of Texas warned Iran is, quote, [0:30] not going to abide by anything. [0:33] And Florida's Rick Scott kept it brief, simply saying, quote, [0:36] I hope it works. [0:37] On the House side, some questions might get answered, [0:40] with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth joining the Republican Study Committee for lunch tomorrow, [0:45] but no plans yet for a full briefing. [0:48] California Congresswoman Sidney Kamalagardove joins us now. [0:50] She is a member of the Foreign Affairs Committee, [0:52] quite the choice, Congresswoman, for Secretary Hegseth to meet with the Republican [0:57] Study Committee, but not with everyone. [1:00] What does that tell you? [1:03] Well, first, congratulations on your new show, and thank you for having me. [1:08] Look, we know that 13 American servicemen and women have died, [1:12] and we have spent an estimated $100 billion. [1:17] We've wasted an estimated $100 billion on a war that Americans can't afford. [1:22] Look at these gas prices. [1:24] And Pete Hegseth is not the one to be showing up to have a conversation with just a few members. [1:30] This is why we have hearings, which, oh, by the way, Republicans have refused to hold [1:36] during the entire time of this war. [1:39] We also know that we can't trust what is coming out of this White House. [1:43] We don't know what the deals are because nothing seems to stick. [1:47] And I'd like to remind everyone that we actually had a deal under President Obama [1:51] that took years to make. [1:53] It was called the JCPOA. [1:54] And this president ripped it up, now thinking he can come up with something just as good, [1:59] if not better, in less than 60 days without telling anyone anything about what is going on. [2:05] Folks are not happy. [2:06] And thankfully, Republicans are starting to come along with the rest of us and ask real questions. [2:12] Well, no, I mean, it's amazing that they do not like this MOU from multiple angles, right? [2:18] I mean, some of the president's own allies who were supported Epic Fury don't feel that [2:24] this was worthwhile. [2:26] What are you hearing from them? [2:28] What are their actual tangible concerns at this point in the negotiations? [2:35] Well, people want to know when the Strait of Hormuz is going to open and stay open. [2:39] People want to know what's going to happen with the ability for Iran to enrich uranium. [2:45] People want to know what the status is with ballistic missiles. [2:47] People want to know if we're giving $350 billion of American taxpayer dollars to Iran. [2:54] We want to know if there are any strings attached. [2:56] And if so, what are they? [2:58] And ultimately, we want to know if the people that he is sending to negotiate the deals [3:02] are real negotiators. [3:04] And none of this makes any sense. [3:07] And J.D. Vance goes to participate in the negotiations, and it seems like he's getting [3:11] torpedoed by his own presidency. [3:13] I mean, this is the tail wagging the dog. [3:16] Who's on first? [3:18] But this war, what we do know, has to end because we know gas prices have to go down. [3:22] We know that this Strait of Hormuz has to be open and stay open. [3:26] And we know that we have to keep Americans safe. [3:28] And I don't think anyone believes that Trump is going to make any of those things happen. [3:32] So one of the reasons I wanted to speak with you specifically, Congresswoman, is that you [3:35] just traveled with a bipartisan congressional delegation to Sweden to meet with European [3:40] lawmakers. [3:41] I think we all watched the G7 and wondered what is actually going through the minds of [3:47] our friends and allies based on your conversations from that trip, your sense of what our allies [3:54] think about the administration's handling of this war to say nothing of the war in Ukraine. [3:59] Well, we were over there, interestingly enough, during the time of the G7 and also the EU [4:05] parliament meeting. [4:07] And I have to say, I was looking at a president, and he seemed more concerned about how to get [4:11] his chair to operate than actually having real conversations with his allies. [4:15] We were there to let them know that the Americans still care about climate, and we're still [4:20] in the game. [4:22] But I have to tell you, Alicia, they were telling us that they're questioning our reliability [4:26] as a partner and also our relevancy. [4:30] They are concerned about a United States that is threatening to steal Greenland and got out [4:36] of the Paris Agreement when most of Europe is under some heat dome right now, why we're [4:41] threatening to withdraw from NATO when we should be standing firm with other democratic [4:46] countries and Ukraine. [4:47] So we had to do a lot of talking, but also a lot of sober listening from partners that [4:54] want us to show up and be reliable. [4:57] Sober listening. [4:58] There's going to be a lot of that in the coming days. [5:01] Congresswoman Sydney Kumlager-Dove, thank you, as always, so much for being with us. 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