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Trump’s View of the War

24 Apr 2026

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On Tuesday, President Trump extended the cease-fire with Iran that had been about to expire, even as a second round of negotiations with Iran was paused. Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan, New York Times reporters who cover the White House, discuss how the president is thinking about the war, and the political fallout for his party. Guest: Maggie Haberman, a White House correspondent for The New York Times. Jonathan Swan, a White House reporter for The New York Times. Background reading: Mr. Trump extended the cease-fire with Iran this week, even as Vice President JD Vance postponed his trip for negotiations. Here’s a look back at how Mr. Trump decided to enter the war. Photo: Nathan Howard for The New York Times For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday. Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. You can also subscribe via your favorite podcast app here https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher. For more podcasts and narrated articles, download The New York Times app at nytimes.com/app. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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