Letters from an American

<p>April 5, 2026</p><p>In a rant on social media, Trump threatens Iran again,  Trump’s post threatens to commit war crimes, Post pushes back the deadline for extreme measures, possibly in an effort to affect the stock market, Trump claims talks are underway but Iran is not dealing with Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner,  Kushner and Witkoff have deep financial ties to the Middle East, Saudi investments in the US are under review, Senators, journalists, former intelligence officers,, and predictions markets are expressing significant concerns about Trump’s cognitive state.</p><p>Watch today's recording here: <a target="_blank" href="https://www.youtube.com/live/g9TUa1Rwd6U?si=T8_KKcHQZElhpnZ-">https://www.youtube.com/live/g9TUa1Rwd6U?si=T8_KKcHQZElhpnZ-</a></p><p>Get full, free access to Letters from an American here: <a target="_blank" href="https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/subscribe">https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/subscribe</a></p><p>You can also find me:</p><p>Bluesky: <a target="_blank" href="https://bsky.app/profile/hcrichardson.bsky.social">https://bsky.app/profile/hcrichardson.bsky.social</a></p><p>Instagram: <a target="_blank" href="https://www.instagram.com/heathercoxrichardson/?hl=en">https://www.instagram.com/heathercoxrichardson/?hl=en</a></p><p>Facebook: <a target="_blank" href="https://www.facebook.com/heathercoxrichardson/">https://www.facebook.com/heathercoxrichardson/</a></p><p>YouTube: <a target="_blank" href="https://www.youtube.com/@heathercoxrichardson">https://www.youtube.com/@heathercoxrichardson</a></p> <br/><br/>Get full access to Letters from an American at <a href="https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&#38;utm_campaign=CTA_4">heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/subscribe</a>

<p>April 4, 2026</p><p>Pete Hegseth fires US Army chief of staff, Iran shoots down a US fighter jet and hits a Warthog aircraft and a helicopter, One airman was missing but later rescued, Strikes come two days after Trump's claim that Iran has been beaten, No one in the administration has commented to the public about the strikes, A post on Trump’s social media suggests that he may be about to attack civilian targets. </p><p>Watch today's recording here: <a target="_blank" href="https://www.youtube.com/live/g9TUa1Rwd6U?si=T8_KKcHQZElhpnZ-">https://www.youtube.com/live/g9TUa1Rwd6U?si=T8_KKcHQZElhpnZ-</a></p><p>Get full, free access to Letters from an American here: <a target="_blank" href="https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/subscribe">https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/subscribe</a></p><p>You can also find me:</p><p>Bluesky: <a target="_blank" href="https://bsky.app/profile/hcrichardson.bsky.social">https://bsky.app/profile/hcrichardson.bsky.social</a></p><p>Instagram: <a target="_blank" href="https://www.instagram.com/heathercoxrichardson/?hl=en">https://www.instagram.com/heathercoxrichardson/?hl=en</a></p><p>Facebook: <a target="_blank" href="https://www.facebook.com/heathercoxrichardson/">https://www.facebook.com/heathercoxrichardson/</a></p><p>YouTube: <a target="_blank" href="https://www.youtube.com/@heathercoxrichardson">https://www.youtube.com/@heathercoxrichardson</a></p> <br/><br/>Get full access to Letters from an American at <a href="https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&#38;utm_campaign=CTA_4">heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/subscribe</a>

<p>April 3, 2026April 4 is the anniversary of the creation of NATO - the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, After WWII, the US and its allies recognized the importance of peacetime alliances, The pact enlisted the US to stand behind the security of Western Europe, All 12 member states agreed to defend one another against an attack by a third party, Since 1949, the alliance has expanded to include 32 countries, Originally concerned mainly with resisting Soviet aggression, recently NATO has resisted the aggression of Putin’s Russia, NATO countries stand together without being identical, creating a diverse organization dedicated to the cause of freedom and peace. </p><p>Watch today's recording here: <a target="_blank" href="https://www.youtube.com/live/g9TUa1Rwd6U?si=T8_KKcHQZElhpnZ-">https://www.youtube.com/live/g9TUa1Rwd6U?si=T8_KKcHQZElhpnZ-</a></p><p>Get full, free access to Letters from an American here: <a target="_blank" href="https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/subscribe">https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/subscribe</a></p><p>You can also find me:</p><p>Bluesky: <a target="_blank" href="https://bsky.app/profile/hcrichardson.bsky.social">https://bsky.app/profile/hcrichardson.bsky.social</a></p><p>Instagram: <a target="_blank" href="https://www.instagram.com/heathercoxrichardson/?hl=en">https://www.instagram.com/heathercoxrichardson/?hl=en</a></p><p>Facebook: <a target="_blank" href="https://www.facebook.com/heathercoxrichardson/">https://www.facebook.com/heathercoxrichardson/</a></p><p>YouTube: <a target="_blank" href="https://www.youtube.com/@heathercoxrichardson">https://www.youtube.com/@heathercoxrichardson</a></p><p></p> <br/><br/>Get full access to Letters from an American at <a href="https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&#38;utm_campaign=CTA_4">heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/subscribe</a>

<p>April 2, 2026</p><p>Trump invokes the right-wing vision of the Goldwater era, Trump's 2027 budget plan about to be released and will shape the Republican argument for the mid term elections, Administration is under pressure to fund domestic programs, Reporting shows that DHS has used special agents in immigration sweeps, resulting in use of force and deaths, Trump addresses nation, but does not make any significant announcement about the Iran war, Tension in Defense Department results in firings, Trump fires Attorney General Pam Bondi, angry about her handling of the Epstein files and that she has not adequately punished his enemies.</p><p>Watch today's recording here: <a target="_blank" href="https://www.youtube.com/live/g9TUa1Rwd6U?si=T8_KKcHQZElhpnZ-">https://www.youtube.com/live/g9TUa1Rwd6U?si=T8_KKcHQZElhpnZ-</a></p><p>Get full, free access to Letters from an American here: <a target="_blank" href="https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/subscribe">https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/subscribe</a></p><p>You can also find me:</p><p>Bluesky: <a target="_blank" href="https://bsky.app/profile/hcrichardson.bsky.social">https://bsky.app/profile/hcrichardson.bsky.social</a></p><p>Instagram: <a target="_blank" href="https://www.instagram.com/heathercoxrichardson/?hl=en">https://www.instagram.com/heathercoxrichardson/?hl=en</a></p><p>Facebook: <a target="_blank" href="https://www.facebook.com/heathercoxrichardson/">https://www.facebook.com/heathercoxrichardson/</a></p><p>YouTube: <a target="_blank" href="https://www.youtube.com/@heathercoxrichardson">https://www.youtube.com/@heathercoxrichardson</a></p> <br/><br/>Get full access to Letters from an American at <a href="https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&#38;utm_campaign=CTA_4">heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/subscribe</a>

<p>April 1, 2026</p><p>Trump attended the Supreme Court hearing of the case under which he hopes to end birthright citizenship, which is guaranteed by the Fourteenth Amendment, The Fourteenth Amendment overturned the Dred Scott decision and established that Black men were citizens, While discriminatory laws persisted until after WWI, the Supreme Court always upheld the citizenship of children born in the US, In the 1898 Wong Kim Ark decision, the court upheld birthright citizenship, Trump appeared at the Supreme Court presumably to intimidate the justices during the hearing, The ACLU’s Cecilia Wang, herself a Fourteenth Amendment citizen, argued the case for the plaintiffs.</p><p>Watch today's recording here: <a target="_blank" href="https://www.youtube.com/live/g9TUa1Rwd6U?si=T8_KKcHQZElhpnZ-">https://www.youtube.com/live/g9TUa1Rwd6U?si=T8_KKcHQZElhpnZ-</a></p><p>Get full, free access to Letters from an American here: <a target="_blank" href="https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/subscribe">https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/subscribe</a></p><p>You can also find me:</p><p>Bluesky: <a target="_blank" href="https://bsky.app/profile/hcrichardson.bsky.social">https://bsky.app/profile/hcrichardson.bsky.social</a></p><p>Instagram: <a target="_blank" href="https://www.instagram.com/heathercoxrichardson/?hl=en">https://www.instagram.com/heathercoxrichardson/?hl=en</a></p><p>Facebook: <a target="_blank" href="https://www.facebook.com/heathercoxrichardson/">https://www.facebook.com/heathercoxrichardson/</a></p><p>YouTube: <a target="_blank" href="https://www.youtube.com/@heathercoxrichardson">https://www.youtube.com/@heathercoxrichardson</a></p> <br/><br/>Get full access to Letters from an American at <a href="https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&#38;utm_campaign=CTA_4">heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/subscribe</a>