Trump Blockades Hormuz, Orban Out, and Fetterman is Out-Americans His Party

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🗓️ 13 April 2026

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

Dean Karayanis breaks down a whirlwind Monday in global politics. From the shifting sands of the Middle East to Vitor Orban’s loss in Hungary, Dean cuts through the "access media" noise to find the truth behind the headlines. The Iran Ultimatum: Dean analyzes President Trump’s bold Sunday declaration of a naval blockade on the Strait of Hormuz. He explores why the media’s World War III predictions keep falling flat and examines the reality of Iran's "extortion tolls" on international shipping. A look at the shocking election results in Hungary. Dean discusses what the end of the 16-year "strongman" rule means for American conservatives who rely on endorsements rather than local campaigning, and expresses mock surprise that a supposed “authoritarian” conceded. The Battle for History: Addressing his latest column in the New York Sun, Dean says Al Sharpton’s call for black Americans to boycott the America 250 celebrations erases the service of thousands of Black patriots like Crispus Attucks — the first man killed in the American Revolution. The "America First" Democrat: Why is Senator John Fetterman the only prominent Democrat willing to root for American interests against Iran? Dean compares Fetterman’s "civilization over chaos" stance with the "deranged" defeatism of New York Times columnist Tom Friedman. Economic Realities: Why are egg prices collapsing, and why isn't the media giving the current administration a shred of credit for market recovery?

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0:00.0	Hello and welcome to the Derek Hunter podcast for this Monday.
0:09.9	I am your host, Dean Carrianna.
0:11.7	So happy to be here with you.
0:13.6	So without further preamble, let's hit the news like it owes us money.
0:19.4	Well, I closed last week's show by saying I am not big on making predictions, but guess what
0:25.0	happened? Things played out on Tuesday exactly as I said they would. I guess the Grinch must
0:30.7	have stolen bridge and infrastructure day because President Trump decided no, he would talk, he
0:37.1	would have a ceasefire with Iran, said that it was a big win, which, of course, he would. And what did all the people in the press say? It was also, as I said last week, well, this is terrible. It's World War III. It was going to be, right? A minute before midnight when he canceled the ultimatum, what was it?
0:55.6	No, 8 p.m. he said on Tuesday.
0:57.5	It was, this is horrible.
0:59.2	This will be genocide.
1:00.3	I'll get to that in a minute from one of my columns.
1:02.3	This will be a war crime.
1:04.2	Violates international law.
1:05.6	He's going to start World War III.
1:07.4	Cats and dogs living together as low as I am to make tired Ghostbusters references anymore.
1:12.8	And then what happened? He changes his mind. And just as I said to all of you, what did they say?
1:19.0	Taco. Tocos are delicious, I say yet again. He chickened out. Oh, so you wanted World War III. You
1:25.8	wanted war crimes. You wanted all the millions of dead
1:28.8	Iranians that you were talking about, what, five minutes ago? You wanted him not to do thing.
1:35.2	He did not do thing. And now you say he should have done thing. It is bad that he did not do
1:41.4	thing that we told him not to do. Why didn't he do things?
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