Trump Forces a Ceasefire — Then the Media Pretends Iran Won

The Gerry Callahan Show

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🗓️ 8 April 2026

⏱️ 56 minutes

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- Trump’s ceasefire is framed as a hard-won pressure play, not a surrender, with Iran pushed to the table only after overwhelming military losses and credible U.S. threats. - Media outlets and Democrats are accused of instantly rewriting the outcome, shifting from “Trump is a madman” to “Trump chickened out” the moment bombing pauses. - Tehran’s demands are portrayed as fantasy, with sanctions relief, proxy protection, and control of the Strait of Hormuz presented as proof the real fight is far from settled. - A Haitian migrant in Florida allegedly murders store clerk Nilafar Yasmin with a hammer after being allowed to stay in the country, turning the segment into a furious indictment of Biden-era immigration policy. - Gavin Newsom’s wife and a Patriots resort scandal round out the episode, both used as examples of elite dysfunction, bad judgment, and total moral unseriousness. Today’s podcast is sponsored by : BOLL & BRANCH COMFORT SHEETS - Discover linen softness beyond your wildest dreams with Boll & Branch. Get 15% off your first set of sheets plus free shipping at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://BollAndBranch.com/GERRY⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ with promo code GERRY Listen to Newsmax LIVE and see our entire podcast lineup at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://Newsmax.com/Listen⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Make the switch to NEWSMAX today! Get your 15 day free trial of NEWSMAX+ at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://NewsmaxPlus.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Looking for NEWSMAX caps, tees, mugs & more? Check out the Newsmax merchandise shop at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://nws.mx/shop⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow NEWSMAX on Social Media: • Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://nws.mx/FB⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ • X/Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://nws.mx/twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ • Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://nws.mx/IG⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ • YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://youtube.com/NewsmaxTV⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ • Rumble: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://rumble.com/c/NewsmaxTV⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ • TRUTH Social: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://truthsocial.com/@NEWSMAX⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ • GETTR: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://gettr.com/user/newsmax⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ • Threads: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://threads.net/@NEWSMAX⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ • Telegram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://t.me/newsmax⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ • BlueSky: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bsky.app/profile/newsmax.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ • Parler: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://app.parler.com/newsmax⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	this is the jerry callahan show well it's off power plant day bridge day has been canceled
0:16.0	trump the genocidal maniac is no longer a madman determined to us into World War Free.
0:25.7	Now, now today, one day later, Trump's a wimp.
0:30.1	Trump buckled.
0:31.0	He surrendered taco.
0:32.6	It is Taco Wednesday.
0:34.4	Trump always chickens out.
0:36.1	These people have no shame. There was a ceasefire announced
0:40.1	last night, approximately 90 minutes before the deadline Donald Trump posted on true social.
0:47.4	The reason for doing so is that we've already met and exceeded all military objectives and are
0:52.9	very far along with a definitive
0:55.0	peace agreement concerning long-term peace with Iran and peace in the Middle East.
1:00.8	We've received a 10-point proposal from Iran and believe that it is a workable basis on which
1:07.7	to negotiate.
1:08.7	Keep that in mind, a basis on which to negotiate. It is not an agreement,
1:14.6	a binding agreement. Trump didn't agree to any of the 10-point plan, 10 points in the plan. Iran
1:23.4	publicized. We'll get to that. But first, we have to talk about the reaction from the absolute
1:29.1	frauds in the media and the Democrat Party. Again, what did they say 24 hours ago? What did they
1:35.9	post? I mean, almost uniformly, they said he was a, he was unfit. He was insane. He was going to
1:44.1	commit war crimes. He was going to blow up
1:48.7	civilian infrastructure and kill innocent civilians. We saw war crimes yesterday. The war crimes were
1:56.0	from the Iranian people who surrounded power plants and bridges with children and women and civilians.
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