Trump Keeps Promising Peace

特朗普持续承诺和平

What A Day

2026-06-12

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President Donald Trump has changed a lot about American foreign policy – and to many, America itself. But a lot of the issues facing this country were around long before he became president. Ben Rhodes’ new book, All We Say: The Battle for American Identity: A History in 15 Speeches, tells the story of this country through speeches by figures like Ben Franklin, Martin Luther King, and yes, Donald Trump. We spoke with Ben about what those speeches reveal about being American, and what Trump’s actions in Iran can tell us about his presidency and our country. And in headlines, President Trump continues to whiplash in Iran talks, we have a new pick for the Director of National Intelligence, and Kash Patel prepares the FBI for the World Cup. Show Notes: Check out Ben's book – https://tinyurl.com/pxpr6t8c Call Congress – 202-224-3121 Subscribe to the What A Day Newsletter – https://tinyurl.com/y4y2e9jy What A Day – YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/@whatadaypodcast Follow us on Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/crookedmedia/ For a transcript of this episode, please visit crooked.com/whataday
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  • the line that jumps out to me that you may remember from that speech is when he said,

  • referring to Butler, I was saved by God to make America great again.

  • And that is someone announcing to the country that he doesn't have to play by rules.

  • Here's Texas Republican Representative Troy Neales, for example.

  • Donald Trump is the best thing to happen in this country in a hundred years.

  • He was born, he was born a very special baby.

  • This is for a president who has an approval rating of 34 percent, according to USA Today.

  • 34 percent.

  • On today's show, we talk to Ben Rhodes about Iran,

  • Trump and Ben's new book on how famous speeches show us how America has progressed since its founding.

  • Before we get into all that, here's what we're following today, Thursday, June 11th.

  • Will it be more bombing tonight?

  • Yeah, there will be more bombing tonight.

  • It'll be bigger, bigger, more powerful.

  • President Trump called into boxing friends this morning and threatened more military action against Iran.

  • By the afternoon, maybe after taking a little nap and cooling off, he came to his senses.

  • In a post in true social, Trump wrote in part quote, I have as president

  • of the United States of America canceled these scheduled strikes and bombings against Iran this evening.

  • Someone get this man a bike because he's backpedaling.

  • Trump added that, quote, discussions and final points have been in both concept