Shortly before his 8 p.m. ET deadline, the president backed down from his threats to destroy Iran’s critical infrastructure at the urging of Middle Eastern leaders.

“I agree to suspend the bombing and attack of Iran for a period of two weeks. This will be a double sided CEASEFIRE!” Trump announced in a post on Truth Social.

This marks the fifth time Trump has moved back a similar deadline since March 21.

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Listen to the audio version of The Last Word With Lawrence O’Donnell from the April 8th broadcast.

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Investopedia Editor-in-chief Caleb Silver talks about Donald Trump requesting $1.5 trillion dollars in military spending for the 2027 fiscal year. Silver says the higher prices caused by the war with Iran are likely to anger voters ahead of this fall’s midterm elections.

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On the campaign trail, Trump officials promised to lower the price of gas “by 50%,” “end inflation,” and lower the price of oil. But the Bureau of Labor Statistics reports inflation has hit its highest level in years, the price of gas is up nearly 40% since the war with Iran began, and the price of oil is more than double what White House official Peter Navarro promised. Plus, Trump faces devastating drops in approval for his handling of inflation and prices among Republicans.

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Vice President Vance is headed to Hungary to support the Trump administration’s favorite autocrat, Hungarian Prime Minister, Vicktor Orban. Anne Applebaum joins The Weekend to discuss how the high stakes visit could impact that country’s critical upcoming election.

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