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157. Well not tonight, but, maybe in two weeks. T-A-C-O tuesday

Tue Apr 7, 2026, 06:54 PM

Apr 7

Trump suspends Iran attack for two weeks, subject to Hormuz Strait opening
Source: CNBC

Published Tue, Apr 7 2026 6:38 PM EDT Updated 1 Min Ago

President Donald Trump on Tuesday said he agreed to suspend planned attacks on Iranian infrastructure for two weeks.

Trump wrote on Truth Social he made the decision “based on conversations with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Field Marshal Asim Munir, of Pakistan.”

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Trump says 'a whole civilization will die tonight' if Iran does not make a deal [View all] demmiblue Apr 7 OP

Jesus Christ. What will stop this asshole? Scrivener7 Apr 7 #1

An exploding Aorta unfortunately n/t Cheezoholic Apr 7 #14

Can't happen soon enough JokeHer Apr 7 #161

I have a bdamomma Apr 7 #79

Who knew Dr Strangelove would turn out like this? ananda Apr 7 #91

Armageddon? yankee87 Apr 7 #117

As of this time, 1:30PM ET, the markets are all in the red... Justice matters. Apr 7 #119

There are people who can, but they are not doing so. yellow dahlia Apr 7 #133

Sicko. Pukes, do your job and remove this foul pestilence from the people's house! Blues Heron Apr 7 #2

Not gonna happen. orangecrush Apr 7 #24

Donald Trump has been itching to use YoshidaYui Apr 7 #3

Yeah, that would get the Straights of Hormuz open MadameButterfly Apr 7 #7

Not only is he jonesing to use a nuke, mwmisses4289 Apr 7 #18

I've been saying this for a while Javaman Apr 7 #21

Good assessment orangecrush Apr 7 #26

Psychologists have been saying similarly as well. I think KPN Apr 7 #76

His a malignant narcissist Diraven Apr 7 #80

I hate bdamomma Apr 7 #81

Trump, God Bless the Great People of Iran. Botany Apr 7 #4

Yes he is very dangerous. Irish_Dem Apr 7 #49

Where is his bdamomma Apr 7 #82

Stephen Miller agrees with this madness, nothing Wednesdays Apr 7 #95

THIS!!! Seinan Sensei Apr 7 #94

That's pretty specific, promising a whole civilization will die tonight. What will Trump say tomorrow? sop Apr 7 #5

He will say that he spared them because a johnnyfins Apr 7 #39

Hopefully not, "I told you so." Scrivener7 Apr 7 #53

He would destroy everyone and everything on the planet. Irish_Dem Apr 7 #6

Gotta feel sorry for those Artemis II astronauts Attilatheblond Apr 7 #45

Reality has become a horror movie right in front of our eyes. Irish_Dem Apr 7 #48

Honestly, I thought about that last night hamsterjill Apr 7 #121

Two or three movies, I think Attilatheblond Apr 7 #122

Yeah, nothing seems to work for me any more. hamsterjill Apr 7 #125

Can't hike anymore but being outside with birds, bugs, trees used to help a lot Attilatheblond Apr 7 #126

I understand. hamsterjill Apr 7 #128

Very cool about your cat santuary! Also.... OhioBack2Blue Apr 7 #132

Absolutely. hamsterjill Apr 7 #141

And Donkeys... thought crime Apr 7 #143

Genocide coming, "glory to god." gab13by13 Apr 7 #8

Pedo Trump Farmer-Rick Apr 7 #9

Is Putin bdamomma Apr 7 #85

I don't know. Farmer-Rick Apr 7 #120

Trump drools for a holocaust C_U_L8R Apr 7 #10

And the curesed survivors will still be asking Attilatheblond Apr 7 #47

This is a horrid Catch 22. If he does it, thousands die. If Iran capitulates, it bolsters his insanity Cheezoholic Apr 7 #11

Iran will not capitulate. Wiz Imp Apr 7 #62

Iran won't give in. But they will have some surprises for the US. Trueblue Texan Apr 7 #66

I am honestly surprised that we haven't witnessed something yet from Iran. hamsterjill Apr 7 #123

Most likely Trump will claim that Iran gave in. yardwork Apr 7 #72

Did he write this? spinbaby Apr 7 #12

Probably written by Nazi in chief Steven Miller. yourout Apr 7 #17

Of course bdamomma Apr 7 #87

Exhibit 1,980,819 liberalgunwilltravel Apr 7 #13

What deal? Trump never identified even a single one of the "15 points" Bluetus Apr 7 #15

Yeah, that would be ours BeyondGeography Apr 7 #16

The horror of this is truly beyond belief 31st Street Bridge Apr 7 #19

Isn't the statement itself a war crime? MadameButterfly Apr 7 #20

That's an excellent post. chouchou Apr 7 #23

If we survive this term, we need to join the ICC. Qutzupalotl Apr 7 #83

Sounds like a mobster treat. broiles Apr 7 #22

or just bdamomma Apr 7 #96

Or a member of his security detail with a brain and a conscience. Attilatheblond Apr 7 #109

so rather than stop him before he commits war crimes and maybe drops a nuke... Javaman Apr 7 #25

I'm afraid a civilization will end, only multigraincracker Apr 7 #27

I'm reminded of the Oracle of Delphi... Wounded Bear Apr 7 #51

Right. Persian civilization has lasted 3 millenia, against much greater threats than this loudmouth piece of shit.. dedl67 Apr 7 #140

Was thinking the same... The Madcap Apr 7 #154

shithole gonna kill and destroy mother earth?...................... Lovie777 Apr 7 #28

so has anyone called their congresspeople today? electron_blue Apr 7 #29

Threatening genocide alfredo Apr 7 #33

Somebody needs to march into the Oval Office. hadEnuf Apr 7 #84

I would bdamomma Apr 7 #88

I call every day Seinan Sensei Apr 7 #92

Living in AZ 6, we don't know if our congressman is still alive or if he skipped town. Where's Juan? Attilatheblond Apr 7 #111

Lone Gunmen Are Never Around When You Need Them. ColoringFool Apr 7 #30

He never learned about Croesus and the Oracle of Delphi Tanuki Apr 7 #31

We need the Vice President to invoke the 25th Amendment Joinfortmill Apr 7 #32

Vance is going to Hungary, he's not going to be any help to us FakeNoose Apr 7 #34

I guess that leaves option 2. Joinfortmill Apr 7 #38

Our status in the world has been severely damage by that Orange Julius. alfredo Apr 7 #146

Vice President bcbink Apr 7 #35

That leaves Option 2. This country has seen this before. Joinfortmill Apr 7 #40

That man will be our doom if he isn't stopped. Solly Mack Apr 7 #36

And where is the GOP leadership? Hiding behind bluster, innuendo, and preveracation! Ford_Prefect Apr 7 #37

Those who ridiculed Hillary in 2016, and either voted for trump, or DIDN'T vote, and did the same thing in 2024 against lostincalifornia Apr 7 #41

Hear, hear!!! Beacool Apr 7 #44

For all those that claim women are " too emotional" to be president. What say you now? tulipsandroses Apr 7 #42

The Persian civilization is thousands of years old. Beacool Apr 7 #43

He's already committed war crimes. Wiz Imp Apr 7 #59

ya know , we will feel the radiation too. AllaN01Bear Apr 7 #46

Yes! Hope22 Apr 7 #115

Wonder if t**** will order the MOAB ... Auggie Apr 7 #50

Why do I feel like he's talking about America? CaptainTruth Apr 7 #52

Absolutely lonely bird Apr 7 #54

He does bdamomma Apr 7 #98

Genocidal Maniac Kid Berwyn Apr 7 #55

This scene from The Dead Zone sums up my beliefs about Trump OnlinePoker Apr 7 #56

Susan Collins, that living mummy, should send him a strongly worded letter Blumancru Apr 7 #57

Let me tell you Susan Collins is taking credit for all infullview Wednesday #163

Fucking lunatics, the whole lot of p25. Every last one of them! Clouds Passing Apr 7 #58

Nothing will stop him AverageOldGuy Apr 7 #60

It was sort of nice knowing you, America. niyad Apr 7 #61

We had a pretty good run. LudwigPastorius Apr 7 #134

Not exactly covered in glory most of the time, but there were some niyad Apr 7 #135

I hope the morons in "Tehrangeles" are happy fujiyamasan Apr 7 #63

Removal from office will stop him. Trueblue Texan Apr 7 #64

Today? Leaders with sense? Nothing with an "r" after its name, and he niyad Apr 7 #70

Even just a sense of self-preservation should suffice... Trueblue Texan Apr 7 #73

I can understand that. Come on, cholesterol!!! niyad Apr 7 #75

Where is Kristi Noem when you really need her? Zorro Apr 7 #65

Did he specify which civilization? Asking because if anyone has noticed bucolic_frolic Apr 7 #67

No, he did not. But most here noticed. niyad Apr 7 #68

Waiting for a certain poster somethingshiny Apr 7 #69

Marjorie Taylor Greene: 25TH AMENDMENT!!! Not a single bomb has dropped on America. demmiblue Apr 7 #71

Marjorie Taylor Greene: "This is evil and madness." Botany Apr 7 #107

Really weird timeline when MTG and TC are voices of reason fujiyamasan Apr 7 #118

Fuck off, Marjo. LudwigPastorius Apr 7 #136

She's come a long way, and has a long way to go. thought crime Apr 7 #145

My God! Un-fucking-believable. He's threatening to use KPN Apr 7 #74

New mission for the next Artemis flight. thought crime Apr 7 #147

Works for me. Give him a spacesuit, a bag of squeezable "food in a tube" KPN Apr 7 #152

Go to hell, shitbag.😡 Dave Bowman Apr 7 #77

He caused bdamomma Apr 7 #78

Call me logical, but wouldn't bragging how you are going to target bridges & power plants cause Iranians to arm those... Crowman2009 Apr 7 #86

They can't hit a B-2 bomber cruising at 50,000 feet, headed to glass Tehran. LudwigPastorius Apr 7 #137

You know at some point he will declare blue states that don't agree with him enemies and also kimbutgar Apr 7 #89

He needs to cease wasting oxygen. That is the only thing that will niyad Apr 7 #106

Don the Con will do the TACO thing. What a deranged a-hole he is. n/t iluvtennis Apr 7 #90

Taco Tuesday. thought crime Apr 7 #148

Good one ☝️ n/t iluvtennis Apr 7 #150

Setting aside the morality of wiping out "a whole civilization" Wednesdays Apr 7 #93

I am afraid that is what he is talking about. mwmisses4289 Apr 7 #110

Trump wants to be the greatest at everything -- including THE WORLD'S GREATEST TERRORIST Martin Eden Apr 7 #97

Is there anyone in the military or Congress or his effing administration brave LoisB Apr 7 #99

I agree with everyone else here--he's talking nukes Bayard Apr 7 #100

I don't know how it works but does F45 have the codes or does he order the person with the codes to lauch in2herbs Apr 7 #113

"He will be the most hated man in history." LudwigPastorius Apr 7 #138

Stop calling him deranged or delusional!!!! The word is PSYCHOPATH! Grins Apr 7 #101

The only "agreement" Trump and Netanyahu will make will be Iran's disarmament and eventual destruction. /nt artemisia1 Apr 7 #102

Trump threats cause dilemma for US officers: disobey orders or commit war crimes BlueWavePsych Apr 7 #103

This is all just theatrics for him. Like an episode cliffhanger. intrepidity Apr 7 #104

Hopefully, you're right. Another Taco Tuesday? thought crime Apr 7 #127

Do you want to play a game? BidenRocks Apr 7 #105

T. S. Eliot Poem, The Hollow Men: A Psychotic Excerpt Read By D.J. Trump 2na fisherman Apr 7 #108

And in his mind, he'll get the Nobel Peace Prize for 'saving' the Iranian people. Talitha Apr 7 #112

This man is what the term.... Hope22 Apr 7 #114

If ever there was a time to enact AdamGG Apr 7 #116

And I thought John Lithgow enigmania Apr 7 #124

Iran promises regional war in response to Trump threat: 'Restraint has come to an end' LetMyPeopleVote Apr 7 #129

I thought the Straight was open to all shipping except for US and Israeli. ChicagoTeamster Apr 7 #130

Given that his behavior has exceeded every rational limit in the past, snot Apr 7 #131

Sadly, this moron is going to, via his actions and acts, going to cost us Americans a lot. SWBTATTReg Apr 7 #139

Trump really is blue-wave Apr 7 #142

Let's not forget Netanyahu's role in this tragedy. BarbD Apr 7 #162

Don't assume it will be Iran. He could end the US civilization or the human civilization IronLionZion Apr 7 #144

Think carefully about your next move, Donald Blue Owl Apr 7 #149

Maniacal Evolve Dammit Apr 7 #151

Two possibilities: PCB66 Apr 7 #153

So which civilization was Trump on about? Aussie105 Apr 7 #155

J. Robert Oppenheimer After 1st Atomic Bomb Test 1945 2na fisherman Apr 7 #156

Well not tonight, but, maybe in two weeks. T-A-C-O tuesday republianmushroom Apr 7 #157

Giving In? stillspkg Apr 7 #158

Oh well, Trump succeeded at being the center of attention...again.... LeftInTX Apr 7 #159

I think there will be another TACO moment.... Sancho Apr 7 #160