How Trump Bullied Israel Into A Ceasefire

How Trump Bullied Israel Into A Ceasefire

From What A Day by What A Day

April 17, 2026 · 23 min

About this episode

The episode discusses President Trump's announcement of a ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon and its implications.

On Thursday, President Donald Trump announced that Israel and Lebanon had agreed to a 10-day ceasefire . The ceasefire could pause weeks of fighting between Israel and Hezbollah , a Lebanese militant group backed by Iran. The agreement followed the first direct talks between Israel and Lebanon since 1993 . Of course, there’s still a lot we don't know about the ceasefire or how it will affect America’s war with Iran. So to talk about what all this means, we spoke with Tommy Vietor, co-host of Crooked Media’s Pod Save The World. And in headlines: Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is going after your Lululemon yoga pants, Secretary of War/little boy Pete Hegseth is getting real creative when reciting his prayers , and the grudge of the century is not letting up! Trump is still beefing with the Pope . Show Notes: Check out Pod Save The World – crooked.com/podcast-series/pod-save-the-world/ 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

People in this episode

Guest: Tommy Vietor

Topics covered

  • Trump
  • Israel
  • Lebanon
  • ceasefire
  • Hezbollah
  • Iran
  • news

Keywords

  • ceasefire
  • fighting
  • negotiations
  • politics

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Lululemon

Books & works: Pod Save The World, What A Day

Places: Israel, Lebanon, Iran, America, Texas

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