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Podcast: The NeoLiberal Round
Episode: COMMENTARY: FOOLING AMERICANS ON APRIL FOOLS' DAY: TRUMP'S APRIL FOOLS' DAY SPEECH ON THE IRAN WAR
Description: In this commentary, we share Donald Trumpâs address to Americans on April Foolsâ Dayâa speech that felt less like leadership and more like theater.Trump attempted to justify the war using clichĂ©s, hypothetical fears, and ideology wrapped in familiar half-truths. It was All Foolsâ Day, after all, and he seemed intent on playing the American publicârecycling epithets that have grown tired, predictable, almost mundane.He claimed that former President Barack Obama was âbuying Iranâs respectâ by sending them cash. But this is misleading. The funds returned to Iran were their ownâpreviously se...