3616 - Trump Revels in War Crimes; Israel Ethnically Cleanses Lebanon in Darkness w/ Zahra Hankir

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🗓️ 6 April 2026

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Welcome back to The Majority Report

On today's program:

Donald Trump spent his Easter Sunday posting threats of war crimes on Iran and mocking Islam.

Trump once again claims that he is very close to announcing a deal with Iran in an attempt to juice the markets.

Senate candidate in Maine, Graham Platner says he absolutely supports Bernie Sanders proposal to end military aid to Israel. Platner went even further in saying that Israel is exterminating people and it would take an immense amount of work to repair the relationship.

Zahra Hankir, Lebanese author and journalist joins Emma for a conversation about her recent piece in Columbia Journalism Review: "Who is Left to Cover Lebanon?" For more from Zahra check out her book Eyeliner: A Cultural History

In the Fun Half:

On Pod Save America, Cory Booker cannot bring himself to admit that Benjamin Netanyahu is a war criminal. Booker goes on to say that he had no idea who Hasan Piker was until a couple days ago despite condemning him.

Trump admits to Trey Yingst that the U.S. has sent weapons to Iranian dissenters through the Kurds.

Laura Loomer tweets at Marco Rubio to deport Trita Parsi.

Stephen Crowder and Dave Rubin share their idiotic thoughts on the war in Iran.

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0:00.0	You are listening to a free version of The Majority Report.
0:04.4	Support this show at join the Majority Report.com and get an extra hour of content daily.
0:12.2	The Majority Report with Sam Cedar.
0:17.5	It is Monday.
0:20.4	April 6th, 2026.
0:22.6	My name is Emma Vigeland, in for Sam Cedar, and this is the five-time award-winning majority report.
0:27.6	We are broadcasting live steps from the industrially ravaged Gowanus Canal in the heartland of America, downtown Brooklyn, USA.
0:38.3	On the program today, Zara Hankir, Lebanese, author, and journalist, will be with us to talk about her recent piece in the Columbia Journalism Review entitled,
0:51.3	Who is Left to Cover Lebanon?
0:55.0	Also on the program, over Easter weekend, Trump threatened to commit more war crimes in Iran via
1:02.0	truth social as Iran rejects calls for a temporary ceasefire and wants a more permanent one.
1:11.6	U.S.-Israeli strikes pummeled civilian infrastructure and universities, including one in Tehran
1:18.6	over the weekend. Nearly 2,000 people have been killed in Iran, if not more.
1:32.2	Trump also claimed he armed protesters and Kurds in Iran, which you are not supposed to say out loud.
1:37.2	The second U.S. airmen shot down, has reportedly been rescued,
1:43.3	and Polly Market apologizes for letting users bet on whether or not
1:48.3	those airmen will live
1:50.5	yeah they're so sorry yes
1:53.6	you can bet on the the the length of the Palestinian genocide though
1:59.3	right wasn't that or there was the ceasefire stuff?
2:04.1	But when there's a U.S. air person involved,
2:07.2	everyone's very out. I'm in there so sorry
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