38 times Trump claimed Iran deal imminent
CNN counted 38 separate instances of Trump claiming a peace deal with Iran was close or that Iran was desperate to negotiate.
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Iran Shoots Down a US Apache Helicopter — Trump Calls It 'No Big Deal'
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The hosts zoom in on one of the week's most alarming details: Iran shot down a US Apache helicopter in the Strait of Hormuz. The Pentagon initially suggested it may not have been intentional — a claim Tommy finds absurd. The crew was stranded for hours in the dark ocean before being rescued by an unmanned drone system. Trump, who has spent years calling Obama weak, called the incident 'not a big deal' in a call to The Wall Street Journal. Ben recalls the GOP's outrage when sailors briefly drifted into Iranian waters during the Obama years — an incident that was resolved quickly after John Kerry called the Iranian foreign minister — and how that moment was used as a campaign talking point for years. Ben argues the Iranians are deliberately focusing military efforts on the strait to establish the subtext that they can close it even if they reopen it, and that Iran retains far more military capability than Pete Hegseth's earlier briefings suggested [1] — Tommy Vietor "Iran shot down a US Apache helicopter patrolling the Strait of Hormuz, leaving the crew adrift for hours before a drone system rescued them…" 12:58 . CENTCOM then announces self-defense strikes against Iran in response, and both hosts note the cycle of violence has no visible endpoint.
38 Times Trump Said Iran Is Ready to Deal
CNN tallied 38 separate occasions where Trump claimed a peace deal with Iran was close or that Iran was desperate to negotiate. None materialized. The war continues. The ceasefire is fiction.
Trump Redefines 'Ceasefire': Shooting in a More Moderate Manner
Trump told reporters that in the Middle East, a ceasefire simply means 'shooting in a more moderate manner.' He also renamed highly enriched uranium 'nuclear dust' because it's 'cute.' Tommy and Ben argue the media must stop letting Trump redefine words with dictionary definitions.
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