Donald Trump Is Very, Very Angry About His Biggest Failure. There’s Almost Nothing He Can Do About It.

Iran is destined to become the signature failure of his second term. There’s almost nothing he can do about it.

July 25, 20265:45 AM

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Welcome to this week’s edition of the Surge, which figures we must be living in truly dark times if even a trip to Taco Bell can make you feel gross afterward.

This week: Maine Democrats have a new Senate nominee; just be sure to wear a helmet if you get near him. We have a brief couple of weeks to make jokes about the candidates in South Carolina’s quickie Republican Senate primary, and we intend to use them. Ukraine has picked up a powerful new ally in an internet weirdo who has Donald Trump’s ear. Seriously, though.