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Apr 4, 2026 • 6 min
Covers news from Mar 28, 2026 to Apr 4, 2026

Trump Threatens Iran's Power Grid

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Show Notes

Donald Trump is trying to wrap a “weeks-not-months” war in Iran while tightening control at Justice and stamping his name on Florida. The question: can he claim a clean win without spiking gas prices ...

What We Cover

  • Donald Trump is trying to wrap a “weeks-not-months” war in Iran while tightening control at Justice and stamping his name on Florida. The question: can he claim a clean win without spiking gas prices ...
  • Let’s hit Iran first. Wednesday evening, from the White House, he told the country that all military objectives in Iran would be completed “shortly,” and that the U.S. would continue to hit Iran “very...
  • And voters are uneasy. Only about a third of Americans say he has a clear plan. Approval of the action is 34%, 59% think the military response has been excessive, and 45% are very or extremely worried...
  • Move fast and declare progress early. Analysts at CNAS called the approach “confused, not calculated.” The Economist flagged that desperation cues in his messaging contradict his own deal doctrine. Ea...
  • We talked about that backchannel moment with Kushner and the CPAC split earlier this week. Did he ease up on allies this time?

People & Sources

  1. Reuters Connect - 2026-04-02T01:29:00.000Z
  2. Financial Times - 2026-03-29T23:51:04.000Z
  3. Center for a New American Security | CNAS - 2026-04-01T07:00:00.000Z
  4. The Conversation - 2026-04-01T13:52:13.000Z
  5. PBS - 2026-04-02T21:05:32.000Z
  6. Defense Priorities - 2026-03-31T07:00:00.000Z
  7. ssrs.com - 2026-04-01T20:33:13.000Z
  8. ABC7 Chicago - 2026-04-01T23:22:57.000Z
  9. The New York Times - 2026-03-30T09:03:24.000Z
  10. The Guardian - 2026-03-29T13:05:00.000Z

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