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Good morning, Lori and Immigrates, America.

I'm Hugh Hewitt picking off the show with Matt Contonetti, Wall Street Journal, columnist,

head of domestic policy studies at the American Enterprise Institute.

Our guests at least once a week, we like it when he's here twice a week, but it's Tuesday,

and I would like him to translate what President Trump told me yesterday.

He can translate Trump.

Are we in a ceasefire or not, Matt, Contonetti?

We are in a ceasefire or not, Matt, Contonetti? We are in a ceasefire that Donald Trump wants to maintain for as long as possible, Hugh.

But it's a ceasefire plus because our blockade of Iranian ports is still in place.

And now we have Operation Freedom underway in order to secure that channel and escort ships,

help them navigate safely out of the Strait of Hormuz. So my read on what President Trump told

you was he's going to try to keep what's happening in place for as long as he can. My worry is

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