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Pod Save America proposes Iran funding cutoff on Kimmel

The four hosts move from election-night relief to congressional oversight, judicial appointments and the Democrats who might run in 2028.

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2:12Vietor recalls the Obama White House's reaction to the Democrats' 2010 midterm losses.
4:42Pfeiffer urges cutting Iran war funding and pursuing aggressive congressional oversight.
5:44Favreau argues that losing Senate control will obstruct Trump's judicial appointments.
8:40Obama's White House decor joke prompts Kimmel to ask about presidential speechwriting.
12:05The guests consider Newsom, Pritzker, Shapiro and Harris as possible 2028 Democratic presidential candidates.
16:47Kimmel switches to a humorous whiteboard quiz, including a question about JD Vance's initials.

Dan Pfeiffer has a first assignment for Democrats celebrating their congressional gains: cut off funding for the Iran war. On Jimmy Kimmel's election-night show, the Pod Save America co-host argues for action even before the incoming lawmakers take their seats.

The interview drew roughly 1.3 million views since yesterday. Separate from Kimmel's musical goodbye to Mike Johnson, it gives Jon Favreau, Jon Lovett, Pfeiffer and Tommy Vietor room to discuss what Democrats should actually do with their new power.

They know the other side of an election-night reversal. Vietor recalls being in the Obama White House during the Democrats' bruising 2010 midterms, including Rahm Emanuel's blunt response. This time, their discussion turns toward aggressive oversight and the Senate's leverage over Trump's judicial nominations. Favreau sees the result as a turning point for Trump's political era, while the group also considers whether a blocked domestic agenda could lead to more confrontational foreign policy.

Kimmel supplies a less institutional question: who wrote Barack Obama's joke comparing Trump's White House decor to a Cheesecake Factory? An archival rally clip brings the line back, and Favreau responds, "Just like you, he writes all his jokes himself."

The presidential speculation arrives later, with Gavin Newsom, J.B. Pritzker, Josh Shapiro and Kamala Harris among the names discussed as possible Democratic candidates, not announced contenders. Then Kimmel trades policy questions for whiteboards and a quiz about JD Vance's initials. By the end, he has actual Cheesecake Factory takeout bags waiting for his guests.

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Channel: Jimmy Kimmel Live
Subscribers: 22,300,000
Channel views, last 7 days: 43,843,262
Channel views, pace per day: 16,115,096 (on a normal day: 3,594,732)
Video published: November 4, 2026
Video views so far: 1,305,855 (less than a day online)
Video views, pace per day: 1,380,212

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The interview passed a million views before its first full day was over. Its comment section was also considerably busier than a usual first day for the show.

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22,300,000

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