President Trump declared victory on Tuesday evening after negotiating a tenuous ceasefire with Iran.

This, after days of increasingly alarming rhetoric.

The entire country can be taken out in one night, and that night might be tomorrow night.

What happens when the madman theory of foreign policy is no longer so theoretical?

From WNYC in New York, I'm Brooke Gladstone.

Trump's geopolitical game of chicken has been attempted before by Richard Nixon during the Vietnam War.

North Vietnam storms into Saigon and takes over the whole country.

So the whole thing doesn't work.

Still Madman theory gets talked about as if it is a reasonable strategy to employ.

Plus, extremists find a home at one of the world's farthest reaching radio stations based in Maine.

The KKK contacted us.

And they were really pleasant and nice, and I said,

yeah, we'll put you on the air. It's all coming up after this.

From WNYC in New York, this is on the media. Micah is out this week. I'm Brooke Gladstone.

Over the past week, President Trump's messaging around the war with Iran has been

something short of presidential. Let's review, starting last Sunday. Open the

straight, you crazy bastards. That is President Trump's latest threat to Iran. The president now

issuing a 48-hour ultimatum, calling on Iran to make a deal or reopen the Strait of Hormuz.

Trump, writing, time is running out, 48 hours before all hell will rain down.

The president doubled down on his threat during his Monday press conference.

The entire country can be taken out in one night, and that night might be tomorrow night.

On Tuesday morning, he took to Truth Social.

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