Items reposted from April 10, 2026 Morning Note on Tucker Carlson Network (TCN)
He’s in a Tough Spot
Establishment media never reports this, but the Israeli government has a storied history of blackmailing U.S. presidents.
Perhaps the most jarring example occurred in the 90s, when Israel used recordings of a Bill Clinton-Monica Lewinsky phone sex session as leverage to pressure Clinton into releasing convicted spy Jonathan Pollard from prison. We’re not joking. That really happened.
The phone sex story is worth remembering as President Trump attempts to end the Iran War. Like many other things Israel has done, it shows that America’s “special ally” is willing to play very dirty to achieve its goals. Dark-money campaign contributions, extortion, physical threats, and even assassination. In their anti-Christian worldview, the ends always justify the means. They have no issue destroying lives.
Israel’s current top priority is making sure Operation Epic Fury does not stop. They know the U.S. fighting their war for them is the best chance at expanding their borders and becoming a global superpower, and a peace deal would foil their plot. Based on the country’s past, its leaders are doubtlessly willing to push as hard as necessary to ensure the bloodshed continues. That could mean Clinton-style blackmail against Trump, or something far more morbid.
We do not know for sure whether that is happening, but the mere possibility is haunting enough to keep the president up at night. He is under a level of pressure that most people cannot fathom, with rabid Israel Firsters viciously harassing him any time he dares to stray even slightly from their favorite country’s agenda. Their shameless pursuit is steadfast enough to make even a man like Donald Trump go mad. They are as persistent as any group in history, no matter how well the White House has treated them in the past. They are never grateful, they always want more, and they refuse to give the president even an inch of breathing room. It is an unrelenting full-court press.
We decided to write about this after Trump published a Truth Social post attacking our company, Megyn Kelly, Candace Owens, and Alex Jones, each of whom supported him for years. Rather than engaging in petty name-calling, we want to give the president some grace. He is facing a level of pressure that is dark enough to make him abandon his campaign promises and morph into the precise kind of politician he once vowed to destroy. He would not have let that happen unless his personal stakes were really high. We hope he overcomes.
REPORT: Trump Bowed to Netanyahu’s Demand to Exclude Lebanon From Iran War Ceasefire
There has been a lot of confusion over whether the Iran War ceasefire includes Lebanon. The latest reporting suggests Donald Trump intended it to, but flipped his stance after a scolding from Benjamin Netanyahu.
Multiple diplomatic sources told CBS on Thursday that the president, Pakistani mediators, and Iran’s foreign minister all originally agreed that the truce covered Lebanon, and a New York Times report revealed that the White House signed off on Pakistan announcing Lebanon’s inclusion. Then Trump’s phone rang.
The president reportedly changed his tune after a father-daughter-like phone call with Benjamin Netanyahu, in which the Israeli prime minister demanded that the ceasefire not interfere with his terrorism in Lebanon. Trump bent the knee and obeyed.
In 2001, Netanyahu bragged on camera that “America can easily be moved.” Boy, was he right.
Melania Trump Randomly Denies All But “Casual” Ties to Jeffrey Epstein
This came out of nowhere.
Melania Trump gave a rare press conference on Thursday, forcefully denying accusations that she had salacious ties to Jeffrey Epstein or any knowledge of his sex crimes.
“The lies linking me with the disgraceful Jeffrey Epstein need to end today,” the First Lady said. “The individuals lying about me are devoid of ethical standards, humility, and respect. I do not object to their ignorance, but rather I reject their mean-spirited attempts to defame my reputation.”
One cannot help but wonder about the timing of Mrs. Trump’s speech. Yes, emails between her and Ghislaine Maxwell are publicly available, but that is not new. The Justice Department released them in January. So why would she speak up now? Could it be because the White House wants to get ahead of an upcoming blackmail attempt, possibly orchestrated by a foreign government seeking to bully America into continuing the Iran War? We are not ruling it out.
Read more here and watch the First Lady’s press conference here.
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