Trump's "Civilization Will Die Tonight" Iran Warning, and Tucker's Harsh Critique, with Glenn Greenwald | Ep. 1290

April 7, 2026

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On Easter Sunday, President Trump posted on Truth Social that a "whole civilization will die tonight" in Iran, setting an 8 PM deadline for a deal or escalation. Megyn Kelly opens the episode by calling the post "completely irresponsible and disgusting," breaking from her usual defense of Trump's rhetorical style. She is joined by journalist Glenn Greenwald to dissect how the United States entered a major war with Iran that Trump had promised to avoid, and what the president's apocalyptic threats mean for American credibility, civilian lives, and the political coalition that elected him.

How Trump Was Sold a War

The episode's central revelation comes from a New York Times reconstruction of the February 11, 2024 Situation Room meeting. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrived with Mossad officials and presented a video montage of potential post-war Iranian leaders, including Reza Pahlavi, the exiled son of the former Shah who Greenwald notes has "no support over in Iran." Netanyahu's team promised "near-certain victory": Iran's ballistic missile program destroyed in weeks, the Strait of Hormuz reopened, and minimal retaliation against U.S. interests.

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1 (01:00) **Megyn Kelly opens with Trump's "civilization will die tonight" threats** - Kelly reads Trump's Easter Sunday Truth Social posts threatening Iran with destruction by 8 PM ET, followed by her own visceral reaction calling the rhetoric "disgusting" and "wrong."
2 (06:52) **Glenn Greenwald joins to analyze Trump's negotiation tactics** - Greenwald, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, agrees with Kelly that Trump's threats cross a line from typical exaggeration into dangerous territory.
3 (13:02) **The strategic trap: The Strait of Hormuz was open before the war** - Greenwald explains the absurdity of the war's core justification.
4 (16:33) **Trump's circle of influence: Mark Levin, Laura Loomer, and the neocon faction** - Greenwald warns Trump is listening to the extremist faction calling for wiping out Iranian civilization.
5 (20:27) **The nuclear concern: Why Trump's rhetoric invites the worst-case scenario** - Kelly presses Greenwald on whether Trump could actually use nuclear weapons.
6 (23:46) **The broken promise: America First replaced by endless Middle East war** - Kelly and Greenwald lament how Trump's second term has abandoned its core domestic mandate.
7 (29:51) **Tim Dillon's rant captures the mood of millions of Americans** - Kelly plays a clip of comedian Tim Dillon expressing frustration with America's obsession with the Middle East.

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Show Notes

Megyn Kelly is joined by Glenn Greenwald, host of "System Update" on Substack, to discuss Trump’s warning to Iran that their "whole civilization will die tonight" without a deal, his shocking negotiation tactics, the spin about whether Trump should be taken literally or seriously, Trump’s shifting message from “liberating” the Iranian people to wiping them out, the long-term ramifications of escalating war in Iran, how Trump’s MAGA focus shifted from domestic policy to foreign policy in 2026, how this focus will affect the midterms, longtime Trump supporter Tucker Carlson’s strongest critique of the Iran war yet, how Lindsey Graham and Mark Levin have become such massive influences of Trump and this administration, and more.

More from Greenwald- https://greenwald.substack.com/

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