Mastodawn

How can Donald Trump find a face saving way
of admitting some of his failures?

#SaturdayNightLive had this idea, Trump can brag:
"We won the prize for Second Place in the #IranWar!"
#SNL #OperationEpicFailure #quagmire

RonSupportsYou 2d ago

"Donald Trump Accuses New York Times Reporter Of Treason After Article On United States Failing To Achieve Objectives In #IranWar":
https://deadline.com/2026/05/trump-treason-new-york-times-1236906557/
#OperationEpicFailure #HighCosts #NoBenefits but #TrumpCallsItAVictory

Donald Trump Accuses New York Times Reporter Of Treason After Article On U.S. Failing To Achieve Objectives In Iran War

David Sanger was with the president on Air Force One in the return trip from China.

Deadline

RonSupportsYou 3d ago

Gov. Tim Walz: "Trump doesn’t care that his war is driving up costs because his family is getting rich off it."
#IranWar #OperationEpicFailure #quagmire #inflation #politics

RonSupportsYou 4d ago

"Europe Tries a Trumpian Tactic With Trump: No Apologies. Stuck with the fallout from America’s war in Iran, European leaders have criticized the president publicly. When he’s been angered, they haven’t backed down":
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/13/world/europe/trump-merz-no-apology.html
#IranWar #OperationEpicFailure #quagmire #politics

Europe Tries a Trumpian Tactic With Trump: No Apologies

Stuck with the fallout from America’s war in Iran, European leaders have criticized the president publicly. When he’s been angered, they haven’t backed down.

The New York Times

RonSupportsYou 5d ago

Sen. Mark Warner: "Trump keeps claiming that the conflict in Iran is almost over but in reality, the Strait remains closed, gas prices are up, and we’re still deep in this forever war. The man that ran on lowering costs and ending wars is 0/2."
#IranWar #OperationEpicFailure #quagmire #politics

RonSupportsYou 5d ago

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, testifying today in the Senate, said that Trump's new defense budget of 1.5 trillion dollars is to deal with "threats from Iran which previous presidents allowed to happen." One of those previous weak presidents was Donald Trump during his first term in office.
#IranWar #OperationEpicFailure #quagmire #politics

RonSupportsYou 5d ago

"Donald Trump Jr. received an awkward reminder on Monday of a boast he made in April 2024 about his father, then the Republican presidential nominee. 'Remember when they said Trump would get us into a full-blown war with Iran?' Trump Jr. wrote on X at the time":
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/donald-trump-jr-old-post-iran-donald-trump_n_6a02c316e4b088000126f7f2?origin=home-latest-news-unit
Trump's critics were right, and both Donald Trump and Don Junior were wrong.
#IranWar #OperationEpicFailure #quagmire #politics

Donald Trump Jr.’s Old Iran Boast Comes Back To Haunt Him In Brutal Community Note

"Literally laughing out loud at the reader added context," one commenter zinged.

HuffPost

RonSupportsYou 6d ago

Trump is thinking about suspending the federal gas tax. Graham Platner has a better idea, Platner wrote: "How about we start by suspending the biggest gas tax of them all: Trump’s illegal war in Iran?"
#IranWar #OperationEpicFailure #quagmire #inflation #politics

RonSupportsYou 6d ago

"Pres. Donald Trump’s failure in Iran will have long and far-ranging consequences. The conflict has revealed an America that is unreliable and incapable of finishing what it started":
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/live-updates_n_69f88b76e4b06e9242f53108/liveblog_6a0159e3e4b06e786e3f03b0
#IranWar #OperationEpicFailure #quagmire copy: @renewedresistance #politics

Trump’s War On Iran Reveals ‘America’s Failure’: The Atlantic

HuffPost

RonSupportsYou May 10

Robert Molnar: "We can expect Trump to do his usual Sunday 'we have had great discussions and are close to a deal' bullshit, but the markets aren't buying it anymore. Iran has choked Trump, and is in total control of the situation, and we and the world, are going to suffer. Not gonna lie, I am waiting on Iran's regime to outright call for Trump's unconditional surrender."
#IranWar #OperationEpicFailure #quagmire #politics