# OH SCHMIDT! It's Friday! Steve Schmidt Joins Jim to Break Down the Week's Craziest Headlines from the Iran War, the Proposed Weaponization Fund's Collapse, and Incessant Corruption

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Podcast: [The Jim Acosta Show](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-jim-acosta-show-7204323)
Published: 2026-06-05T21:25:14+00:00
Episode link: https://jimacosta.substack.com/p/oh-schmidt-its-friday-steve-schmidt-9f6
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