Did Trump Blink?

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Commentary Magazine

News Commentary, News, Politics

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🗓️ 15 January 2026

⏱️ 64 minutes

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After days of looking like America was going to intervene in the Iranian crisis, Donald Trump pulled way back yesterday. Was this tactical? Or was he told it wasn't a layup and he didn't want to risk his capital? Is this refusal part of a larger foreign policy theme? Give a listen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:50.3	Expect the worst.
0:52.3	Hope for the best. Welcome to the Commentary Magazine Daily podcast. Today is Thursday, January 15th, 2026. I'm John Pudhawert's, the editor of Commentary Magazine with me, as always. Executive editor, Abe Greenwald. Hi, Abe. Hi, John. Senior editor Seth Mandel. Hi, Seth.
1:12.4	Hi, John. Social commentary columnist Christine Rosen. Hi, Christine. Hi, John.
1:17.7	And Washington Free Beacon editor Eliana Johnson. Hi, Eliana.
1:21.7	Hi, John.
1:23.2	So, there seems to be a blink.
1:27.9	Trump seems to have blinked in relation to Iran.
1:33.1	I think calling it blinking, I did it.
1:37.3	You guys didn't do it.
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