April 13, 2026 - Gov Brief Today

What Happened Today – April 12, 2026

April 13, 2026 by George Bounacos

Screenshot of Donald Trump's Truth Social post showing an AI-generated image depicting Trump as Jesus Christ healing a sick man in a hospital bed, surrounded by praying Americans, soldiers, and a nurse, with an American flag and Statue of Liberty in the background

President Donald Trump posted an AI-generated image of himself as Jesus Christ healing the sick on the same day he called the first American pope "WEAK on Crime." (Screenshot of Truth Social post by @realDonaldTrump)

The United States Navy will blockade the Strait of Hormuz beginning Monday morning under a ceasefire the president says is holding well. The two-week truce is five days old and already fiction. Iran’s Revolutionary Guard warned that any military vessels approaching the strait would violate the ceasefire. Trump sent them anyway, announcing the blockade hours … Read more