{"id":48910,"date":"2026-04-02T04:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-02T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/service.codeus.ca\/index.php\/2026\/04\/02\/donald-trump-infuriates-survivor-fans-by-interrupting-special-episode-with-20-minute-speech-defending-iran-war\/"},"modified":"2026-04-02T04:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T07:00:00","slug":"donald-trump-infuriates-survivor-fans-by-interrupting-special-episode-with-20-minute-speech-defending-iran-war","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/service.codeus.ca\/index.php\/2026\/04\/02\/donald-trump-infuriates-survivor-fans-by-interrupting-special-episode-with-20-minute-speech-defending-iran-war\/","title":{"rendered":"Donald Trump infuriates Survivor fans by interrupting special episode with 20-minute speech defending Iran war"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"js-article-text\">\n<ul>\n<li class><strong>Have YOU got a story? Email <a class rel=\"nofollow noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/tips@dailymail.com\/\">tips@dailymail.com<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>By <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/profile-3181\/brian-marks.html\">BRIAN MARKS, US ASSISTANT SHOWBUSINESS EDITOR<\/a> <\/p>\n<p><span> <span>Published:<\/span> <time datetime=\"2026-04-02T07:58:40+0100\"> 02:58 EDT, 2 April 2026 <\/time> <\/span> | <span> <span>Updated:<\/span> <time datetime=\"2026-04-02T08:00:35+0100\"> 03:00 EDT, 2 April 2026 <\/time> <\/span> <\/p>\n<div itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n<p>President <a target=\"_self\" href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/donald_trump\/index.html\" id=\"mol-c2d28270-2e60-11f1-97be-a75f0a097b78\">Donald Trump<\/a> caught the ire of Survivor fans after he preempted the show&#8217;s broadcast on Wednesday night.<\/p>\n<p>Viewers took to social media after <a target=\"_blank\" class href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-15699363\/trump-speech-iran-allies.html\">Trump&#8217;s nearly 20-minute primetime speech<\/a> to vent about the interruption, which came in the midst of a special two-hour episode.<\/p>\n<p>The episode was scheduled to air from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m., but the president&#8217;s speech interrupted the episode right at the halfway point, around 9 p.m. on the East Coast.<\/p>\n<p>Trump, 79, sought to calm nerves with his speech amid the fallout of his decision to join <a target=\"_self\" href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/israel-hamas-conflict\/index.html\" id=\"mol-c2e8c990-2e60-11f1-97be-a75f0a097b78\">Israel<\/a> in launching a bombing campaign on <a target=\"_self\" href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/iran\/index.html\" id=\"mol-c2e7df30-2e60-11f1-97be-a75f0a097b78\">Iran<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In response to the attacks, Iran has retaliated by attacking oil depots and refineries in neighboring countries, as well as by <a target=\"_self\" href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-5977713\/Iran-threatens-blockade-vital-oil-route-Gulf-response-proposed-sanctions.html\">attempting to close the Strait of Hormuz<\/a>, a vital passage for transporting crude oil.<\/p>\n<p>Since the joint campaign against Iran began, gas prices have reached a four-dollar national average, according to data from AAA, and the <a target=\"_self\" href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/stock-market\/index.html\" id=\"mol-c2e6f4d0-2e60-11f1-97be-a75f0a097b78\">stock market<\/a> has been thrown into turmoil.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Donald Trump caught the ire of Survivor fans after he preempted the show on Wednesday. Viewers took to social media after his nearly 20-minute speech to vent about the interruption in the two-hour episode; Survivor host and showrunner Jeff Probst is pictured on the episode<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Trump, 79, sought to calm nerves with his speech amid the fallout of his decision to join Israel in launching a bombing campaign on Iran; Trump is pictured during his speech on Wednesday at the White House<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>On X, Survivor fans and viewers vented about having their show interrupted, with many of them lashing out at the president.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Honestly impeach Trump over messing with my survivor episode,&#8217; one fan joked.<\/p>\n<p>In response to the announcement of the speech, another fan wrote, &#8216;If this cuts into Survivor I am going to LOSE MY MIND.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>One poster simply wrote that Trump would be preempting the show, but they posted a short meme with an exercise instructor saying, &#8216;Ban him,&#8217; and &#8216;Get him out of here.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>One viewer complained that &#8216;Trump interrupted Survivor, just to say a bunch of dumb s***, Man I love Survivor.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Other fans were upset because Trump had previously preempted an episode of Survivor with a primetime address.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;This is the second time Trump is interrupting an episode of Survivor. I&#8217;m so annoyed,&#8217; vented one viewer.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Trump interrupting ANOTHER episode of Survivor&#8230; ENOUGH,&#8217; seethed another fan.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>On X, Survivor fans and viewers vented about having their show interrupted, with many of them lashing out at the president<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Other fans were upset because Trump had previously preempted an episode of Survivor with a primetime address<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>&#8216;This is the worst thing trump has ever done,&#8217; joked one viewer, while another wrote, &#8216;PUT SURVIVOR BACK ON I DO NOT GIVE A F*** ABOUT TRUMP OR HIS BULLS***&#8217;; (LR) Colby Donaldson, Rick Devens and Dee Valladares pictured on Survivor on Wednesday<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8216;Most game changing episode of Survivor and its stopped because a trump announcement,&#8217; another fan griped.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Guys the presidential address is interrupting survivor. This is the worst thing trump has ever done,&#8217; joked one viewer.<\/p>\n<p>One furious fan wrote in all caps: &#8216;PUT SURVIVOR BACK ON I DO NOT GIVE A F*** ABOUT TRUMP OR HIS BULLS***.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>CBS previously announced in a statement that Survivor would resume as soon as Trump&#8217;s speech had concluded, so fans were still able to <a target=\"_self\" href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/tv\/article-15393819\/survivor-viewers-outraged-cbs-delay-season-finale-president-trump-address.html\">catch all of the show despite the interruption<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Fans previously got a surprise in December of last year, when the show was put on hold for another address from Trump.<\/p>\n<p>That interruption elicited particularly vitriolic reactions from fans, as the president interrupted the season 49 finale episode.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>                                                                                                                                  <ad-slot position=\"smart_feed\"><\/ad-slot>                                                                <ad-slot position=\"after_article\"><\/ad-slot>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              <\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Have YOU got a story? Email tips@dailymail.com By BRIAN MARKS, US ASSISTANT SHOWBUSINESS EDITOR Published: 02:58 EDT, 2 April 2026 | Updated: 03:00 EDT, 2 April 2026 President Donald Trump caught the ire of Survivor fans after he preempted the show&#8217;s broadcast on Wednesday night. 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