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Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice was spotted at the White House attending a roundtable discussion on college sports in the East Room on March 06, 2026 after Trump launched a war with Iran.
DEJA VU?

Key Iraq War Architect at White House as Iran War Rages

Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has urged Trump to “take care” of Iran.

Sarah Ewall-Wice

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STAR QUALITY

Wes Moore: Driven, Charismatic—and Maybe a Future President

The Maryland governor’s pardoning of thousands of people convicted of marijuana convictions is the latest power move by a politician who looks pretty damn presidential.

Ernest Owens

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KARMA

Why Condoleezza Rice Should Coach the Cleveland Browns

She’ll finally get her comeuppance.

Corbin Smith

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NOPE

Condoleezza Rice: I’m Not Ready to Coach Cleveland Browns

ESPN reported the team was hoping to interview her for head coach, which was also disputed by the team's general manager.

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Anytime Now

Missing: The Republican Foreign Policy Brain Trust

Zbigniew Brzezinski was always forthright. But where are Rice, Shultz, Kissinger, Scowcroft, and Gates when their country needs them? And boy, do we.

James Mann

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PITIFUL

Condoleezza Rice: I Feel Bad for Trump

The former Secretary of State also dismissed the impact of Russia’s efforts to disrupt the U.S. election.

Matt Wilstein

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GREAT APHRODISIAC

Hey, Lefties: Clinton Isn’t Kissinger

The real issue here isn’t who she’s praised or who endorses her, but what kind of foreign policy president she would be.

Michael Tomasky

True or False?

Fact-Checking the Sunday Shows

Is Hillary Clinton really the only past secretary of state to comply with a State Department request to send over all her emails?

PunditFact.com

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Schooled

Go Forth and Fail, Rutgers Grads

Greetings, Class of 2014. So Condoleezza Rice was too offensive for you. Just wait until Monday morning. Did you learn how to spell KFC?

P. J. O’Rourke

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Jersey

Condi Backs Out Of Rutgers Commencement

After protests by students and faculty, former Secretary of State under George W. Bush announced she will not be giving the Rutgers University commencement speech.

Olivia Nuzzi

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Missed Opportunity

Rutgers’s Silly Condi Rice Protest

Did the students and faculty think she’d get political in her commencement address? They should look at her past speeches—and realize it’s a shame they won’t hear her inspiring story.

Kristen Soltis Anderson

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