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Robert Barnes joins The Duran with a stark warning: the Trump in the White House today is not the Trump Americans voted for. Barnes breaks down Trump's new conqueror mindset, the deeply unpopular Iran conflict, John Ratcliffe's failed Moscow trip, and why Republicans could face a historic midterm wipeout that opens the door to impeachment and a 2028 third party movement around figures like Thomas Massie. Can anyone in Washington stop Trump before his Iran gamble goes even further?
Timeline:
00:00:00 Robert Barnes joins The Duran
00:02:35 Macron intelligence briefing leaves insiders with vertigo
00:05:19 Most unpopular conflict in US history as Hinson and Rogers want out
00:08:18 Trump's decision making shift and why there is no Plan B
00:12:15 Genghis Khan, Napoleon and Trump's conqueror mindset
00:15:37 Vance, Driscoll and Pentagon pushback amid collapsing morale
00:17:57 What happened to Trump the politician?
00:22:51 How Graham, Ratcliffe and the Israel lobby play to Trump's ego
00:27:40 Why Ratcliffe flew to Moscow and came back empty handed
00:29:00 Iran retaliation fears, hostages and nuclear talk
00:30:13 Midterms outlook as the Trump coalition falls apart
00:41:12 Record appetite for a third party in 2028
00:46:58 Impeachment odds and a Starmer style hollow landslide
00:49:26 Alexander's Chicago straw poll and the Thomas Massie buzz
00:51:46 Witkoff, Kushner and pardons for sale
00:58:22 AI bubble, Fed rate hike and diesel prices squeeze the economy
01:02:19 Trump's post midterm Iran escalation scenario
01:11:10 Military oath to the Constitution and unlawful orders
01:15:36 US Iran MOU and the fragile Gulf monarchies
01:20:11 Nuremberg, the British Empire and closing thoughts
The Duran | No Plan B on Iran as GOP Faces Midterm Rout with Robert Barnes | Sept. 24, 2026
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