Glenn Greenwald

Greenwald argued Trump was forced to end the war for economic reasons and ahead of the midterms.

“He had to get out of this war for the economy of the United States, for the world economy, and his political interest is the midterms approach”

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Greenwald argued Iran emerged from the war at least as strong as before, having not lost.

“if you don't want to say Iran won the war, certainly they didn't lose the war”

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Greenwald argues that every party except Israel would be fine if the U.S. withdrew from the war.

“So everybody would be fine if they left tomorrow except one country, and that country's name is Israel”

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Greenwald argues there is no exit for Trump because Iran will not meet his demands.

“The Iranians aren't going to give Trump the things he said he needs because they don't feel threatened enough”

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Greenwald notes Greg Gutfeld is the top-rated late-night host but is excluded from the other hosts' circle for political reasons.

“The number one rated late night talk show host in the country is Greg Gutfeld”

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Greenwald argues networks avoid cheaper online comedians because they cannot control them.

“the reason why they don't just take somebody like that and pay them, you know, one twentieth of what Stephen Colbert is making”

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Greenwald argues Colbert's show failed because it only appealed to viewers who shared his anti-Trump politics.

“You would never go to see Stephen Colbert if you weren't sharing his anti-Trump politics. And this is why the show failed”

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Greenwald suggests CBS canceled Colbert partly to avoid liberal programming while it needed things from the Trump administration, though the show also lost money.

“part of why they fired Colbert is because they didn't want very liberal programming on”

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Greenwald said the Knicks' title resonated because New York uniquely unites people across class and background.

“New York has a unique capability to bring people together from the richest to the poorest”

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Greenwald argued celebrities complaining about free perks explain public resentment of the celebrity class.

“this is why there's so much resentment toward the celebrity class”

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Greenwald argued celebrity endorsements of Kamala Harris had no electoral effect.

“It didn't swing a single vote because nobody cares”

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Greenwald argued free speech was under at least as much attack during the Biden administration, which celebrity activists ignored.

“Free speech was under attack at least as much, if not way more so during the Biden administration”

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Greenwald argued that current transgender discourse, including Elliot Page's comments, reimposes rigid gender roles the gay rights movement had moved beyond.

“they're imposing these extremely rigid gender roles that I thought we had moved past”

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Greenwald argued that liberal outrage over cultural events like the White House UFC card benefits Trump politically.

“liberals have done the greatest favor to Trump by acting completely hysterical”

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Greenwald argued the JCPOA had kept Iran's enrichment low and that Iran only enriched to 60 percent after Trump withdrew.

“They only started enriching at 60 percent after Trump withdrew from the deal”

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Greenwald argues Trump's 'Pocahontas' nickname mocked Warren's false claim rather than Native Americans.

“He was never mocking Native Americans. He was mocking Elizabeth Warren, who's not Native American, for pretending to be Native American”

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Greenwald argues MeToo-era excesses produced hysteria and legal changes that undermined due process.

“I do think the Me Too excesses produced a lot of hysteria where they changed laws about how long you have to bring cases”

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Greenwald argues a retrial is warranted when a court officer tries to influence a jury, regardless of guilt.

“I think a retrial is appropriate when you have an officer of the court influencing the jury”

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Greenwald argues the Strait of Hormuz is closed only because the U.S. joined Israel's attack on Iran.

“the only reason the Strait of Hormuz is closed is because the United States joined Israel in attacking Iran”

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Greenwald argues Trump views Xi as a strong business counterpart rather than an adversary.

“He looks at President Xi, sees like a strong, equal businessman position. And wants to do deals with him”

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