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Nov 4 ยท What Democrats do with their new power: Zohran Mamdani says deliver change people feel in their wallets, Tommy Vietor urges a funding fight over the Iran war, and a New York Post guest expects Trump investigations
Pod Save America: .@TVietor08: We should say we will not vote to fund the government unless you cut off funding for the illegal war. When we take power, Democrats should force votes to constrain him or make him end the war with Iran. We should impeach Pete Hegseth. I want us to get back to being
Grade D (64/100). Pod Save America's Tommy Vietor says Democrats should use their new majorities to force an end to the Iran war
D: Mixes in the reporter's opinion and uses loaded words.
- Adds the reporter's own opinion or claims as fact (minus 24 points): [0:15] 'we cannot overstate how catastrophic the decision to go to war with Iran was' (Tommy Vietor's own verdict; no source)
- Uses loaded words (minus 12 points): [0:30] 'the illegal war' (the host's own wording)
Splits: Pod Save America's Tommy Vietor says Democrats should use their new majorities to force an end to the Iran war
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