Let President Trump talk long enough, and he’s gonna bend away from the truth so many times that he might accidentally stumble back onto it. Turns out, the entire Iran attack on the U.S. bases in Qatar was a publicity stunt, and they were all in on it.
During Trump’s NATO summit in the Netherlands — where he was somehow given the name “Daddy” — the president decided to shed more light on how he ended up brokering an Iranian-Israeli truce. According to Trump, after bombing Iran’s nuclear facilities while the entire world held its breath wondering what the extent of the Iranian response would be, Trump wasn’t concerned at all.
A giddy Trump explained to reporters that Iran called in advance, asked him to clear the site, and ensured nobody would get hurt, so the attack would only look like retaliation. Even if you look beyond the president casually trivializing aggression on U.S. military equipment, this goes further in making him seem untrustworthy. He has time and time again called some media houses “fake” for reporting things he thinks they shouldn’t. But it’s now clear that Trump is the one who spreads fake news.
Trump on the Iranian missile attack on the U.S. base in Qatar:
— Republicans against Trump (@RpsAgainstTrump) June 27, 2025
“They were very nice. They gave us warning. They said, ‘We’re going to shoot them. Is 1 o’clock okay?’ I said, ‘It’s fine.’”
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Recently, the NYT and CNN published reports questioning how effective the nuclear facility strikes actually were. Trump was loud and boisterous, claiming that even doubting him was tantamount to misconduct that should get a reporter fired. Only for him to later turn around and say that war tactics aren’t always what they seem, and that some reporters, if they really investigated, would discover that some information was purposefully obfuscated to mislead the public.
The worst of the Iran-Israel war, luckily, seems to be behind us. The two nations tested the edges of the ceasefire, but who even knows who to believe anymore when they’re apparently calling each other behind closed doors, telling each other when and where to strike, while the rest of the globe shakes in fear.
Ultimately, Trump himself inadvertently shows why strong, independent media is necessary. Politicians will always prioritize strategy and secrecy to maintain an edge, and if we take them solely at their word, we will only ever know what serves them, not necessarily the truth. That’s why Elon Musk went from “exposing” Trump’s Epstein connections to taking it back a few days later. Not because it served the truth, but because it was convenient.
Trump’s casual endorsement of Iranian attacks might have other ripple effects, especially at NATO, where it paints a picture of unseriousness in the U.S. security apparatus and potentially exposes negotiation tactics that were previously hidden from enemies who now know something that used to be a tightly held military secret.
All in all, President Trump has always been reckless when a microphone is placed in front of him. But divulging army tactics is new, even for him. His base will, of course, find a positive spin in this too, claiming it’s another example of Trump’s “genius.” Perhaps it’s just someone who doesn’t know what not to say.
Published: Jun 28, 2025 02:07 pm