"Wednesday night’s speech revealed the extent to which Trump’s reckless and illegal war is breaking him down – in ways that numerous other massive crises, criminal investigations, and scandals simply could not. For once, his bullshitting, bullying, and bravado aren’t working – and he cannot take it."
~ Asawin Suebsaeng and Andrew Perez
#Trump #Iran #war #oil #gas #StraitofHormuz
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https://zeteo.com/p/has-iran-broken-trump-address-first-draft
"An exhausted, aging criminal vulgarian just abused his powerful pulpit to sell a shit sandwich to the American public."
~ Wajahat Ali
#Trump #Iran #war #oil #gas #StraitofHormuz
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https://thelefthook.substack.com/p/a-tired-weak-trump-tries-to-gaslight
I listened to Trump's incoherent stream of lies about the Iran War. Here are the Cliffs Notes.
"Many people expected Trump to pull the mother of all TACOs, to declare victory and surrender. He did not do that. He declared victory, of course, but he did not actually announce an end to hostilities. On the contrary, he said we’re going to bomb Iran into the Stone Age. So add massive war crimes to your schedule.
There is clearly no strategy here. There’s no endgame. There’s nothing."
~ Paul Krugman
#Trump #Iran #war #oil #gas #StraitofHormuz
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https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/trump-doesnt-even-have-the-courage
What the world learned from his big speech
"The president seems lost. Perhaps he should have stayed off the podium, for a bit longer, rather than display how adrift he is to the American public and the world."
~ Tom Nichols
#Trump #Iran #war #oil #gas #StraitofHormuz
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https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/04/trump-iran-war-speech/686663/
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