April 7, 2026
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Michael's Daily Notes
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“A crazy person doesn’t live in the White House. A person who plays a crazy person on TV a lot lives there, which I know is f-ed up. It’s just not as f-ed up as I thought it was.” When Bill Maher shared that “book report” on his dinner at the White House with President Trump last Spring, there was a hue and cry. In fact, it made me have to choose sides between two of my favorite comedians, Maher and Larry David. There was Festivus between them after David lambasted Maher by writing a satirical piece for the New York Times under the headline “My Dinner With Adolf”. I stood with Maher on the theory that it’s better to have dialogue and break bread that to demonize. Maher was mingling with the President, and when the dinner ended, he went back on TV and continued his biting analysis of Trump.
Maher’s assessment of Trump is on my mind as we await the result of the Truth Social post that set tonight’s 8 p.m ET deadline (“Open the F’in Strait, you crazy bastards, or you’ll be living in Hell”). The latest Iranian response is to call for the country’s youth to form human chains around their power plants.
To those offended by his coarse words: relax. Unless you live in Tehran, you were not the intended audience. I think Trump’s playing a crazy person as a negotiating tactic. Which isn’t to defend his stability or to say he won’t follow through on his threats. The “TACO” taunt grates on him and might encourage him to take action he'd rather not. But put yourself in the shoes of the Iranian regime. If we here in the United States can’t anticipate Trump’s next move, how can they be expected to do so?
This reminds me of the British ambassador to the U.S. who resigned his post before his term ended during Trump 1.0 after memos he wrote to the mother country, came to light, one of which said:
“We don't really believe this Administration is going to become substantially more normal; less dysfunctional; less unpredictable; less faction riven; less diplomatically clumsy and inept.”
The point is, around the globe they have an even more difficult time figuring out Trump’s next move than we do. Whether his words about Iran are honest or just intended to foment confusion, they surely keep Trump’s adversaries on their heels. Tonight at 8 p.m. ET we’ll find out if it worked.
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