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How Trump Bullied Israel Into A Ceasefire

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What A Day

News, Daily News

4.612.6K Ratings

🗓️ 17 April 2026

⏱️ 23 minutes

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Summary

On Thursday, President Donald Trump announced that Israel and Lebanon had agreed to a 10-day ceasefire. The ceasefire could pause weeks of fighting between Israel and Hezbollah, a Lebanese militant group backed by Iran. The agreement followed the first direct talks between Israel and Lebanon since 1993. Of course, there’s still a lot we don't know about the ceasefire or how it will affect America’s war with Iran. So to talk about what all this means, we spoke with Tommy Vietor, co-host of Crooked Media’s Pod Save The World.

And in headlines: Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is going after your Lululemon yoga pants, Secretary of War/little boy Pete Hegseth is getting real creative when reciting his prayers, and the grudge of the century is not letting up! Trump is still beefing with the Pope.

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0:00.0

It's Friday, April 17th.

0:05.6

I'm Jane Koston, and this is What Today, the show that does not share Treasury Secretary

0:09.8

Scott Bessent's sunny appraisal of the economy.

0:11.8

Here's what he told a reporter on Thursday when asked why people aren't happy about how things

0:16.4

are going.

0:17.2

Well, look, in the heart of hearts, they feel good.

0:19.7

I'm not sure what they're telling the survey people.

0:22.1

Trump administration to America. You're fine and you're lying.

0:30.4

On today's show, Texas Attorney General and Candidate for the Senate Republican primary, Ken Paxton, is coming for your Lulu Lemons.

0:40.7

And as President Donald Trump continues to beef with the Pope, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegsseth recites a fake prayer he learned from Quentin Tarantino.

0:45.7

But let's start with Lebanon, Israel, and Iran.

0:48.7

Trump announced Thursday, Israel and Lebanon agreed to a 10-day ceasefire,

0:52.9

ending weeks of fighting between the Israeli government

0:55.2

and Hezbollah and Iran-backed Lebanese militant group. The agreement came after the two countries

1:00.5

held their first direct talk since 1993. As always, Trump gave all the credit to himself.

1:07.2

Here he is on the White House lawn speaking to reporters Thursday. Today, they're going to be having a ceasefire, and that'll include Hezbollah.

1:15.7

And I think it could be number 10 for me.

1:19.6

By the way, when he says, I think it could be number 10 for me, he means that he thinks he ended 10 wars.

1:26.1

Previously, he claimed he ended eight wars. He hasn't. And no,

1:29.9

I don't know what war number nine was. Moving on. There's still a lot we don't know about the

1:35.2

ceasefire. For one thing, a statement from Hezbollah said the group acknowledged the ceasefire,

1:39.3

but did not mention accepting it. But the bigger question for me is, what does this mean for

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