2026-04-09
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like for this guy David, whose entire life took a sharp, unexpected, and very unpleasant turn.
And it did take me a while to realize that it's basically because the monkey pressed the button.
That's right, because the monkey pressed the button.
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Hey there, it's the NPR Politics Podcast.
I'm Tamara Keith.
I cover politics.
I'm Frank Ordonez.
I cover the White House.
And I'm Greg Myrie.
I cover national security.
And we are taping this at 1.04 p.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, April 8th.
Today on the show, when it comes to the war in Iran, we're in whiplash territory.
In the last day and a half, President Trump threatened to wipe out Iranian civilization,
doubled down, and then announced a two-week ceasefire.
Franco, there has been a lot of drama these last two days.
Walk us through it.
Yeah.