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EPISODE · Apr 8, 2026 · 8 MIN

On one hand, Trump is a war criminal, or Trump is a chicken?

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This segment of the April 8, 2026, broadcast of The Charlie James Show dives into the polarized reactions to President Trump's sudden de-escalation of the Iran conflict. James examines the two competing narratives emerging from his decision to accept the Pakistani-mediated two-week ceasefire: critics on the left who label him a "war criminal" for his earlier threat to destroy Iranian civilization, and detractors on the right or in foreign policy circles who mock him as a "chicken" for backing down from his 8 p.m. military deadline. James highlights how this diplomatic "offramp" has left both sides unsatisfied, with some viewing the move as a strategic victory that avoided catastrophe and others calling it a repeat of a pattern they describe as "Trump Always Chickens Out" (TACO).

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00:00 I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. 00:23 Oh 00:27 for amber waves of grain, for purple mountain majesties. 00:59 Share his grace on thee. 01:13 America is back 01:25 We are back welcome welcome welcome back to the program well as I predicted last night once this ceasefire was done all you were going to hear from the media was going to be oh it's taco Tuesday Trump always chickens out in fact Jimmy Kimmel as predicted 01:47 here we go so all day today everyone most notably the people of iran were wondering if their civilization was going to die tonight well good news it didn't it was the taco tuesday of all taco tuesdays decided not to drop for at least another two weeks he announced that at the request of pakistan which has been facilitating negotiations he was against so i was talking to that so they they they can't they can make up the mind 02:18 On one hand, Trump is a war criminal. 02:25 But when Trump doesn't do what they consider to be war criminal things, now he's a chicken. Trump always chickens out. You guys gotta pick a lane, stick in it. Which one is it? See, literally, with Donald Trump, you're damned if you do and you're damned if you don't. They're just gonna hate you no matter what. That's Taco Tuesday of all Taco Tuesdays. 02:57 Well, President Trump, even in all of those statements that he made about Iran, there was one recurring theme throughout. I hope we don't have to do this, but we're ready. 03:17 Trump doesn't want to be dropping bombs over there. What he wants is for Iran to come to their senses and say, all right, you know what? You're right. We don't need nuclear weapons. That's fine. You know what? You're right. We don't need a missile that'll go 10,000 kilometers or however far it is. You're right. All right. All right. Reasonable heads over there. You know what? You're right. We don't need to be sponsoring terrorism all over the globe. Yeah, you're right about that. Just think. 03:46 I just want you for a moment to think about this. Here you are in Iran and those people in Iran, I don't know about you, they don't seem to me like they got a whole lot even though their country would potentially be extremely wealthy. 04:11 with all the oil that they have, if they have the Strait of Hormuz, charging a little bit to go through the Strait of Hormuz, I mean, that would be a huge moneymaker for them. They could be a very wealthy nation. Somebody in Iran is very wealthy, or should I say some people in Iran are very wealthy, but the average Iranian citizen? No, no. Let's just see, let's see, uh average Iranian, 04:41 Income. Let's see what that is. In US dollars, of course, thank you very much. Average income. 04:49 average monthly income in Iran. 04:56 is between $250 and $500. 05:02 That's the average income in Iran. 05:06 in a nation that is, so now you're starting to think about this and you're starting to say, wait a minute, wait a minute, they got all that stuff, they got Carg Island, they're selling all this oil all over the globe and the average income is only $250 a month? Yeah, some people are getting very, very wealthy, very wealthy. 05:31 That's why Soleimani's nieces were able to come over here and just live like, man, royalty, literally, royalty. mean, slutty, dressed royalty, but still, royalty. 05:44 Details, details. just said, details. It's all just details. Yeah, they were able to do that. Lots of money being made. So President Trump agreed to this peace agreement last night because peace was always the one thing that he was looking for. But he had to do this. All right, a couple of reasons here. Number one, 06:05 If Iran breaks this deal, and they will, and they will. President Trump can always go to the American people and the people all over the world, which are second to us, and go to ...

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