It’s Not Just Iran. Trump Is Flailing on Multiple Fronts.
The president is on a losing streak, and even some of his aides are dismayed by his choices.
Jonathan Lemire
Jonathan Lemire is a staff writer at The Atlantic. He also serves as co-host of MSNOW's Morning Joe. He has covered the White House since 2016 in his roles as White House bureau chief at Politico and, prior to that, as a White House correspondent for the Associated Press. He also covered national and local politics for the AP and the New York Daily News. He is the author of the book The Big Lie, which was an instant New York Times best seller upon its 2022 release.
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