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NEW YORK, NEW YORK – APRIL 1: US President Donald Trump makes a national address on television at Brooklyn Diner Times Square on April 1, 2026 in New York City. US President Donald Trump’s address to the nation is expected to lay out the framework for ending the conflict in Iran.

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After a dramatic rescue of a U.S. airman in Iran, President Trump posted a profanity-laden threat to Iran that if it didn’t open the Strait of Hormuz it would be “living in Hell.” Representative Madeline Dean, Democrat from Pennsylvania told NPR that Trump’s handling of the war in Iran – and the recent budget he proposed to fund it – are troubling and un-American.

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Our executive producer is Sami Yenigun.

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