Trump Can’t Stop Pretending the Iran War Is Over
Trump Can’t Stop Pretending the Iran War Is OverJust as he lied about COVID quickly going away, he insists Iran is desperate for peace. The attacks on U.S. service members and the Strait of Hormuz suggest otherwise.Will SaletanJul 23, 202652ShareDONALD TRUMP GETS AWAY WITH LYING most of the time. But sometimes reality is so stark and serious that he can’t escape it.
- ▪Trump Can’t Stop Pretending the Iran War Is OverJust as he lied about COVID quickly going away, he insists Iran is desperate for peace.
- ▪The attacks on U.S. service members and the Strait of Hormuz suggest otherwise.Will SaletanJul 23, 202652ShareDONALD TRUMP GETS AWAY WITH LYING most of the time.
- ▪But sometimes reality is so stark and serious that he can’t escape it.
8 outlets in our directory ran this story, first to last over 7 hours. Coverage spans 3 points on the political spectrum — 4 lean left, 1 centre, 2 right.
- ▪ House Again Rebukes Trump on Iran War Powers Vote — NYT — US
- ▪ US House passes war powers resolution directing Trump to withdraw US military from Iran — The Guardian — US
- ▪ House rebukes Trump's war in Iran — Axios
- ▪ House again rebukes Trump on Iran, approving resolution to limit war powers — CBS News — Top
- ▪ 4 House Republicans rebel against Trump, vote with Dems to block Iran war powers — Fox News — Latest
- ▪ Four Republicans side with House Democrats in first Iran war vote since new casualties — Washington Examiner
- ▪ Four Republicans help House Democrats pass Iran war powers resolution — The Hill
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Trump Can’t Stop Pretending the Iran War Is OverJust as he lied about COVID quickly going away, he insists Iran is desperate for peace. The attacks on U.S. service members and the Strait of Hormuz suggest otherwise.Will SaletanJul 23, 202652ShareDONALD TRUMP GETS AWAY WITH LYING most of the time. But sometimes reality is so stark and serious that he can’t escape it. That’s what happened in his first term, when he pretended that COVID would quickly disappear.Now it’s happening in the Persian Gulf. Trump’s phony deal with Iran has dissolved. Missile and drone attacks have resumed. Ships are under fire in the Strait of Hormuz. Oil traffic has slowed. Gas prices are going back up. More American troops have been injured, and some have died.Trump is trying to fake his way through this fiasco.
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