Jen Psaki

But as much as that might sound like public posturing, Trump might actually believe that he can simply end this war whenever he wants.

I mean, today, The Wall Street Journal reports that behind the scenes, he's telling aides that he wants the war wrapped up according to his original timeline, which means within the next two weeks.

Apparently, he's just over it.

Multiple people familiar with the matter tell the journal that, quote, in discussions with outside political allies, his attention has at times shifted to other topics, including the coming midterm elections.

Who wants to talk about a war you started when you can talk about house races, I suppose?

I mean, not only that, but Trump told an associate that the war was distracting from his other priorities, one source told the Journal.

In other words, Trump seems increasingly bored by the war.

He wants to focus on other things, like the midterms, of course, or, you know, pens.

But as everyone but him seems to understand, it's really just not that simple.

You see, Trump has gotten used to the idea that he can make big, disastrous decisions and just reverse himself when he thinks things get out of control, when he sees people don't like it necessarily.

I mean, we all watched him do it over and over again with his tariffs, threatening steep duties on imports, watching the markets crash, and then walking it all back.

His habit of reversing his own decisions, as you all know, even has its own acronym, TACO, as in Trump Always Chickens Out.

But the thing is, Trump can't just taco his way out of this war.

There are other stakeholders who get a say when the war will end.

And whether he likes it or not, Iran is one of them.

So is Israel.

And their leverage has only increased since he started bombing Iran almost four weeks ago.

Trump can't just declare a mission accomplished and walk away.

It's not how it works.

And the people around Trump, the ones who are actually carrying out this work, they know that, which is why every report we get on the administration's thinking indicates that they are preparing for a longer, much more protracted conflict.