Deadline: White House: Season 2026, Episode 53

2026 - 53: Episode 53

4pm: While President Donald Trump's inner circle continues to defend Trump's decision-making, another top official resigned today, joining the group of former-loyalists turned-dissidents: Joe Kent, once Director of the National Counterterrorism Center, quit today, citing Iran. Nicolle Wallace discusses with Anne Applebaum, John Brennan and Tom Nichols. Later in the hour, the latest in the FCC's censorship efforts with Melissa Murray. 5pm: As President Donald Trump's joint-Israeli war in Iran approaches a third week, the rift it exposed in his coalition is deepening. Megyn Kelly, for one, pointed a finger at"Israel firsters like Mark Levin," a criticism echoed earlier today in a Trump official's public resignation in protest of the war in Iran. Nicolle Wallace unpacks the latest with Tim Miller, Angelo Carusone and John Heilemann.