CNN Implies Trump’s Words are War Crimes, Even if Nothing Happened #Political
After Tuesday night’s ceasefire announcement with Iran, Wednesday’s CNN This Morning shifted to suggest President Trump’s words, itself, were a war crime, since he did not bomb Iranian civilians into oblivion on “bridge and powerplant day,” as the media constantly warned in an over-prolonged 30-hour news cycle where news channels implied Trump would do just that.
Among the hour-long morning program, there were multiple moments of Iranian propaganda played on CNN airwaves, including interviews with pro-Regime women, who were dressed in the same garb as those who formed human chains outside power plants.
Human shields were actually a war crime.
CNN This Morning also displayed many clips of Iranian propaganda, with quick interviews from regime supporters, many dressed in the same garb as those in human chains at power plants, along with a clip from State TV described as "slight propaganda." https://t.co/LaYDa9dzPl pic.twitter.com/4qrqJfP3zL
— Nick (@nspin310) April 8, 2026
In the opening minutes of the show, Cornish played two brief interviews with female Regime supporters from state TV who were seen in an arranged regime celebration in an Iranian square waving Islamic Republic flags:
AUDIE CORNISH: Now, there are some Iranians asking why the Islamic regime agreed to the ceasefire in the first place.
FEMALE REGIME SUPPORTER 1 (Translated): Why should we declare a ceasefire? As you see, there is written that the Strait of Hormuz will stay closed. Why open?
FEMALE REGIME SUPPORTER 2 (Translated): America has shown itself a hundred times till now. We have gone to the negotiation table twice when it attacked us and this ceasefire again foregoing and repowering itself.
Correspondent Paula Hancocks also introduced a clip from actual Iranian State TV, which she described as just “slight propaganda.”
About a quarter into the show, as the CNN chyron read “Has Trump Gone Too Far With His Threats Against Iran?”, Cornish questioned a US victory and American Stability:
President Trump told the world he was prepared to, quote, “end civilization in Iran.’ He still might be. What message does that send to U.S. allies and adversaries who are openly questioning America's stability?
Cornish played a clip from Democrat Vermont Representative Becca Balint, who said of Republican members of Congress, “They have to stand up to this,” as she stated, “These are war crimes.”
After Tuesday's ceasefire announcement and the media's claims of "war crimes" never occurring, CNN This Morning was still stuck on it.
— Nick (@nspin310) April 8, 2026
Cornish questioned "American stability" as the chyron read:
'Has Trump Gone Too Far With His Threats Against Iran?' pic.twitter.com/4GQ3UMfe7B
Even though nothing happened last night besides a proclaimed ceasefire in the war, Cornish acted, in a question posed to former Ambassador Mark Wallace, as if Trump’s words still went too far:
So, I've heard people are talking about the president's threats against bridges and power plants, decimation of a whole civilization.
Before yesterday, they were saying, look, these are war crimes he's talking about. This rhetoric is wrong. Here we are today, after a ceasefire has been called. Do you think this diplomacy by threat, diplomacy by ultimatum is working?
So now, since the media’s extreme worry of Trump flattening Iran into a full parking lot and 'indiscriminate killings' of all Iranians didn’t materialize, it was now just the words that amounted to Trump being a war criminal for threats to hurt infrastructure, which helped the IRGC carry out its war on American military Gulf allies.
In relation to the destruction of bridges as war crimes, just recently, the Ukrainian military had taken out Russian-controlled bridges during their fight back against the Russians’ failure of a “special military operation,” as seen in a video from The Telegraph.
It’s almost as if there was a military strategy to taking out places of military movement and usage, as John Kirby said yesterday on MS NOW, would be the actual reason behind large, targeted strikes.
But nothing happened, even if CNN’s programs act as if Trump’s words themself were a nuclear bomb dropped on Iran.
The transcript is below. Click "expand":
CNN This Morning
April 8, 2026
6:03:17 AM Eastern
AUDIE CORNISH: Now, there are some Iranians asking why the Islamic regime agreed to the ceasefire in the first place.
FEMALE REGIME SUPPORTER 1 (Translated): Why should we declare a ceasefire? As you see, there is written that the Strait of Hormuz will stay closed. Why open?
FEMALE REGIME SUPPORTER 2 (Translated): America has shown itself a hundred times till now. We have gone to the negotiation table twice when it attacked us and this ceasefire again foregoing and repowering itself.
(...)
6:04:33 AM Eastern
PAULA HANCOCKS: Now, there's certainly - there was a war of narrative here, as well. This is slightly propaganda, but I want to play this to you does show exactly what Iran thinks this deal is.
IRAN STATE TV (Translated): Iran has achieved a great victory and forced America to accept its ten-point plan. America is committed to non-aggression, continued Iranian control over the Strait of Hormuz, acceptance of enrichment, lifting of all sanctions, termination of all resolutions of the Security Council and board of governors, payment of compensation to Iran, withdrawal of American forces from the region, and secession of war on all fronts, including against the Islamic resistance of Lebanon.
(...)
6:17:40 AM Eastern
MALE PROTESTOR: There's nothing good ever comes from the United States attacking and bombing other countries.
FEMALE PROTESTOR: Can't declare that as a win. That's a game. It's not a win. He had a ceasefire in a war that he started.
[Cuts to live]
6:17:52 AM Eastern
[Chyron reads: “HAS TRUMP GONE TOO FAR WITH HIS THREATS AGAINST IRAN?”]
CORNISH: President Trump claims this could be the golden age of the Middle East, after announcing a two-week ceasefire with Iran. He's selling the agreement as a total and complete victory. But what has the U.S. won?
President Trump told the world he was prepared to, quote, “end civilization in Iran.’ He still might be. What message does that send to U.S. allies and adversaries who are openly questioning America's stability?
[Cuts to video]
REP. BECCA BALINT (D-VT): I don't know how to convey to my Republican colleagues any more than than I have already. They have to stand up to this. These are war crimes.
[Cuts to live]
CORNISH: So, joining me now to discuss is Mark Wallace. He's president of United Against Nuclear Iran, but he's also the former U.S. ambassador to the U.N. Thank you so much for being here.
MARK WALLACE (FORMER U.S. AMBASSADOR TO THE UN): Thank you for having me on.
CORNISH: So, I've heard people are talking about the president's threats against bridges and power plants, decimation of a whole civilization.
Before yesterday, they were saying, look, these are war crimes he's talking about. This rhetoric is wrong.
Here we are today, after a ceasefire has been called. Do you think this diplomacy by threat, diplomacy by ultimatum is working?
WALLACE: Well, certainly, it's unconventional. Look, as a diplomat and as my friend David Sanger, who's on the - on the panel with us would say, we've done things the same way for many years in Iran. We've watched this for many years.
And it's unconventional. That harsh, strong language might resonate well with - in the region and with Iran. Certainly, it's disruptive.
A lot of us maybe don't like it, because it's not what we're used to, what we accept; and it's not what -- who we feel like, who we are.
What remains to be seen is what happens next. And that is both from a procedural and substantive manner.
I think we will closely watch. Will these negotiations actually occur in person? Will the Iranians show up? Will they drag it out and slow- walk it? We've seen these tactics from the Iranians-
CORNISH: Yes.
WALLACE: - for many years with very maximalist demands.
(...)
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