# Tue Episode #2258: War by Lie, Policy by Deception

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Podcast: [The David Knight Show](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-david-knight-show-1060966)
Published: 2026-05-05T17:48:54+00:00
Episode link: https://www.spreaker.com/episode/tue-episode-2258-war-by-lie-policy-by-deception--71879173
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## Resource

──────────────────────────────────────── [00:03:34] Trump Denied Saying "Maybe We're Better Off Not Making a Deal" — CNN Played the Clip From One Day Earlier CNN's Daniel Dale fact-checked Trump live — he had said on camera the day before that "maybe we're better off not making a deal at all." Knight: he doesn't even try to be consistent. ──────────────────────────────────────── [00:15:34] Trump Admits the US Attacked Iran to Protect Israel — Rubio Said It Too, Mark Levin Says Neither Said It Trump went on Israeli outlet Kan News and said the attack was because Iran was about to attack Israel — Rubio said the same. Knight: Mark Levin says Trump acts alone, but he says it himself. ──────────────────────────────────────── [00:24:12] Mike Johnson Says the US Is Not at War — Just "Policing the Strait of Hormuz" Johnson called the Iran conflict a police action, not a war — Knight: Truman called the Korean War a police action too, and nobody has ever called it the Korean Police Action. ──────────────────────────────────────── [00:35:42] Chef José Andrés: The Iran War Is Going to Cause a Multi-Year World Famine by 2026–2027 Andrés warns the world is sleepwalking into a multi-year famine from the silent collapse of the global fertilizer trade. Knight: stop looking at oil tickers and start looking at the soil. ──────────────────────────────────────── [00:41:50] Trump Renames the Iran War "Project Freedom" After Declaring It Over — Then Restarts Attacks Trump declared hostilities terminated on May 1st, launched Project Freedom as a humanitarian operation on May 3rd, and on Monday the US Navy resumed escorting ships through the Strait. ──────────────────────────────────────── [00:55:30] Trump Raised EU Auto Tariffs Back to 25% — Weeks After Agreeing to 15% in the Turnberry Deal T…

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