President Donald Trump conducts a news conference in the White House briefing room about the war in Iran on April 6, 2026. | Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty
President Donald Trump’s decision Tuesday to accept a ceasefire in Iran — rather than following through on his threats to escalate the war further with massively destructive attacks harming Iranian civilians — is being greeted with what’s become a familiar refrain: TACO.
Issuing extreme threats has been central to Trump’s governance strategy. But, as many have noticed, he often doesn’t follow through on these threats. Th...
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