# Olivia Troye on her VA-7 Congressional Campaign and the Midterms, Trump, Iran, Hegseth, DHS, Gabbard, Miller and More

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Published: 2026-05-02T11:24:04+00:00
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## Resource

Olivia Troye spent almost 20 years in national security, working at the Pentagon, the National Counterterrorism Center under President Obama, and the Department of Homeland Security in the first Trump term as Counterterrorism advisor to Vice President Mike Pence. She resigned from the White House in August 2020, and went on to play a pivotal role in the election that year. Over the past decade she’s been an outspoken Trump critic, and spoke at the 2024 Democratic National Convention. She is now running as a democrat for the House in Virginia’s 7th Congressional district. Olivia and I discuss the Iran war and Sec Def Pete Hegseth's testimony before Congress this week; the cost and impact of the war on the American people and homeland security; her campaign for the open House seat in Virginia's 7th Congressional district; the economy and the midterms; and more. But first, The Back Room crew discusses Hegseth's "full Bondi" performance on the Hill, the new indictment of former FBI Director James Comey, and the shameful gutting of the Civil Rights Act of 1965 by the Supreme Court in its Louisiana redistricting ruling. Plus, don't miss our winners and losers, and Andy's rant on the White House Correspondent's Dinner. Got somethin' to say?! Email us at BackroomAndy@gmail.com Leave us a message: 845-307-7446 Twitter: @AndyOstroy Produced by Andy Ostroy, Matty Rosenberg, and Jennifer Hammoud @ Radio Free Rhiniecliff Design by Cricket Lengyel

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