<div> <p>Trump’s war in Iran is now 45 days old with no end in sight — which is a problem for Republicans. Because while <a href="https://www.brookings.edu/articles/what-history-tells-us-about-the-2026-midterm-elections/">midterms are always tough for the party in power</a>, an unpopular war with no exit strategy isn’t helping. So how should Democrats running for office this year – and in coming years – respond? And what should they be running <em>for</em>? Because recently “we aren’t Trump” hasn’t been good enough. To find out, we spoke with Mehdi Hasan. He’s the Founder and Editor-in-Chief of the media company <a href="https://zeteo.com/p/trump-super-bowl-concern-boos">Zeteo</a>.</p><p>And in headlines, the <a href="https://apnews.com/article/boat-strikes-drug-cartels-latin-america-trump-cacfc0610c0f3c6c7f07231edef43372">U.S. conducts more lethal strikes against supposed drug smuggling boats in the Pacific</a>, President Trump <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jI1c2X9Sqb8">receives</a> the White House’s first DoorDash delivery, and Jane and Matt unpack the showdown no one asked for: POTUS v Pope. God help us.</p><p><strong>Show Notes:</strong></p></div><ul> <li>Check out Mehdi's work – <a href="http://zeteo.com/s/mehdi-unfiltered">zeteo.com/s/mehdi-unfiltered</a> </li> <li>Call Congress – <a href="tel:2022243121">202-224-3121</a> </li> <li>Subscribe to the What A Day Newsletter – <a href="https://tinyurl.com/y4y2e9jy">https://tinyurl.com/y4y2e9jy</a> </li> <li>What A Day – YouTube – <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@whatadaypodcast">https://www.youtube.com/@whatadaypodcast</a> </li> <li>Follow us on Instagram – <a href="https://www.instagram.com/crookedmedia/">https://www.instagram.com/crookedmedia/</a> </li> <li>For a transcript of this episode, please visit <a href="http://crooked.com/whataday">crooked.com/whataday</a> </li> </ul>