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Chapter 1: What are the latest developments in the Iran conflict?
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So after not holding any major press conference over the weekend, not really talking about it except posting on his account about all kinds of strange things, the media and all of that, President Trump spent hours talking to reporters today, just wrapped up a couple of minutes ago in the Oval Office. This morning, he also held a press conference today at the Kennedy Center. It was a luncheon.
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Chapter 2: How is the U.S. engaging its allies regarding Iran?
If we're just talking about an analogy here. There's no weapons of mass destruction here. So that is really how almost every conversation should be structured is that, okay, let's discuss the war that Donald Trump has not given any legitimate excuse that we should even be there.
Let's talk about a war that is so far unauthorized by the, unauthorized, and not only that by the American people, but unauthorized from the branch that's supposed to grant the president the authority to go to war. In every conversation, the schoolgirl should be discussed. In every conversation, the members of our military who have died should be discussed.
But instead, it's like, okay, well, the president today is asking such and such, and China may get on board. What do you think of that? It's like, wait, what? China? It's bizarre. So Donald Trump is basically asking everyone to get involved, and the countries are saying no. No. Now, in his lunacy madness today, Donald Trump also claimed that many countries are excited to help the United States.
They just can't reveal which ones. He can't reveal which ones they are because they're afraid of being targeted. Kind of like the elementary school kid who swears that he has a girlfriend. You just can't meet her because she lives in Canada. Oh, she goes to another school. Watch. Numerous countries have told me they're on the way. Some are very enthusiastic about it, and some aren't.
Some are countries that we've helped for many, many years. We've protected them from horrible outside sources, and they weren't that enthusiastic. And the level of enthusiasm, it matters to me. We have some countries where we have 45,000 soldiers, great soldiers, protecting them from harm's way. And we have done a great job. And we want to know, do you have any minesweepers?
Well, we'd rather not get involved, sir. I said, you mean for 40 years we're protecting you and you don't want to get involved in something that is very minor? Very few shots going to be taken because they don't have many shots left. Pause, please. Please pause. Something that is very minor, you don't want to get involved. They don't want to be involved in his Epstein distraction.
Why would they want to get involved? What is your rationalization, Mr. President, that you want, let's just say France, to help you in this war, for us to send assets or launch missiles or whatever it is? Then why are we doing it? Well, I just have a feeling that's based on a fact. I just get to, you know, I need to feel, I feel it in my bones that we need to do this.
Okay, and then you hang up the phone and you laugh your ass off. You're like, this MF-er is crazy. He must be out of his mind. And they would not be far off. But something that is very minor, he is saying. And in the way he's saying it where he goes, we have protected you for years or for decades or whatever he said. Back it up a little bit, Andy. I want to hear what he says.
We protected you for so long you don't want to get involved. Okay. Soldiers, great soldiers, protecting them from harm's way. And we have done a great job. And we want to know, do you have any minesweepers? Well, we'd rather not get involved, sir. I said, you mean for 40 years we're protecting you and you don't want to get involved in something that is very minor?
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Chapter 3: What are the implications of Trump's cognitive decline on foreign policy?
They came to our rescue after 9-11. Like, what are you talking about, DJT? What are you talking about? He doesn't understand. As they say, he don't know. Keep going. Get involved. I just want the fake news media and everybody else to remember that that was said because when I've been a big critic of all of the protecting of countries because I know that we'll protect them.
And if ever needed, if we ever needed help, they won't be there for us. I've just known that for a long period of time, just like I knew about the straight that it would be a weapon.
Chapter 4: What are Trump's claims about predicting the Iran situation?
which I predicted a long time ago, predicted all of this. So he predicted the Strait of Hormuz would be a weapon, and he predicted a long time ago all of it. Well, and if he predicted that, again, why didn't he circumvent, why didn't he just preempt this from happening? Why didn't he come up with a plan for the Strait of Hormuz?
Why did he go into it if he knew that it was gonna cause the, that's even worse, because he knows that the American people is gonna cause the American people pain, loss of life, first of all, but then also economically. If he knew that, then why did he do it?
Why didn't he come up with a more diplomatic solution or something that would stem the pain and the effect that it has on the American people and the economy? Why didn't he come up with that if he knew, if he predicted it? Because he does not understand what he's doing. And you know what he sounds like to me?
When someone gets caught, like, let's just say, usually it's a man getting caught cheating or flirting or whatever. And then they're like, you know, honey, what about all those times when I came to your rescue and I saved you? And, you know, when you were going through this and I was there for you. And, you know, it's just this one little time and I messed up. You won't be there for me. That's it.
Come on now. So you know what's up. You know absolutely what's up. And then that voice, when he does that, that means he's lying. So this was apparently a pattern for today's presser. Chaos, lying over and over and over and over and over again. I mean, just look at the countries who have said that they will definitely not assist the United States and Israel in their war on Iran.
It's right there on the screen. Let me just, in case you are driving or whatever, you can't, Italy rejected, Spain rejected, Japan rejected, France is hesitant, Norway rejected, Canada rejected, Australia rejected, Germany rejected, China, no response, except they said China responded today. He claims that, that they want to help. UK, no commitment. Netherlands, no response.
Keir Starmer, didn't Keir Starmer come out and say, nope, not happening? Correct me if I'm wrong. I thought I saw that today. And we played a soundbite from him earlier where he talked about this. If we have it from this morning, holler at a brother. Let me know. The Netherlands, no response. South Korea, no confirmation. And as it says in this tweet from Mohit Shahan.
Chauhan, America looks increasingly isolated. So America first is America alone. That's what America first is. America first is America alone. And that's what we are dealing with. Here's Keir Starmer, because they're saying that they are not sure. But here's what Keir Starmer said. Our priority is always the national interest.
and so we have been clear and consistent in our objectives throughout this conflict. First, we will protect our people in the region. Second, while taking the necessary action to defend ourselves and our allies, we will not be drawn into the wider war. And third, we will keep working towards a swift resolution.
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Chapter 5: What challenges does the U.S. face in securing NATO support?
Other than that, they're doing quite well. Okay, so he's saying it's decimated. And we're wondering then, why is he upset? Why is he asking for help if it is completely decimated? Now, I want you to look at this. This is from Truth Social, and I think it was a couple of days ago. that he said this. There's no date on this, right? And so- This is the 14th. This is the 14th, where is it?
Okay, there it is. Yeah, in the bottom right. So- This was two days ago, and he's saying, I need your help, but yet it's decimated, right? And then he says, many countries, especially those who are affected by Iran's attempted closure of the Hormuz Strait, will be sending warships in conjunction with the United States of America to keep the Strait open and safe. We've already destroyed 100%.
He's saying 100% of Iran's military capability. Then why do you need to... go and have protection and why do you need assets from other places if their military capabilities have been decimated and destroyed but it's easy for them to send a drone or to drop a mine or deliver a close-range missile somewhere along or in this waterway no matter how badly defeated they are if
My enemy is totally defeated. I've destroyed all of his military capabilities. But yet he still has military capabilities. That's why I told you something is going on here. The mad king. Hopefully China, China, France, Japan, South Korea, the UK and others that are affected by this artificial constraint will send, there's nothing artificial about it.
the constraint is there, that's why they're not doing it. That's why people are not going through there. We'll send ships to the area so that the Hormuz Strait will no longer be a threat by a nation that has been totally decapitated. So if it's been totally decapitated, then how do they have these resources?
How do they have the resources that will keep it going and continue to cripple our economy and to keep this whole effort going to keep Donald Trump asking for help. In the meantime, the United States will be bombing the hell out of the shoreline and continually shooting Iranian boats and ships out of the water. One way or the other, we will soon get the Hormuz straight open, safe and free. Okay.
There are some people who read this, like they go, they watch the Fox News, then they go and they read this from Donald Trump, and they're like, yeah, he's got it all together. You say it. You're right, Mr. President. And then they don't look at the larger implications. They don't know the facts around this. They don't know about any of it. How often are they talking about the schoolgirls?
I guess Laura Ingraham may be talking about it on the Fox News. But that's where we are right now. And he won't say now which countries have pledged to help him in his unguided fool's errand. That's the best way of putting it. He won't say it. Here it is. Hey, yes, please. CNN. Thank you, Mr. President. I'm not CNN, I'm Daily Wire, but thank you for the question.
Numerous countries have told me they are on their way. Can you give us a hint what they are, what that entails, how soon they might be there? You mean who are the countries? Yes, sir. I'd rather not say yet, but we'll be announcing. Marco Rubio and the various people that are doing that we'll be announcing. And we do, I have to tell you, we have some that are really enthusiastic.
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Chapter 6: What criticisms are being made about Trump's war strategy?
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I said we were going to have talk about a little a little fact checking, you know, before we went to the word from our sponsors. So I want to play this. This is from this is Donald Trump being asked about U.S. service members who are either injured or going to war or who have been killed. And for some reason. He doesn't want to discuss it. Caroline Leavitt doesn't want to discuss it.
Pete Hegseth doesn't want to discuss it. And they think it is wrong to talk about it for the news media to talk about it. But look at the way he answered this question. Here it is. Do you have a comment on the six service members? Who else? What do you want to see in a deal? Because earlier you said reportedly not.
Well, if you start off with there will be no nuclear weapons, that's where it starts. And then on top of that, there's plenty of things that we're going to get. Thank you very much. So he dodged a question about that. He doesn't want to talk about the service members. He doesn't want to talk about the service members. Also, J.D. Vance. J.D.
Vance was asked whether he's fully on board with the Iran war. And I want you to check out his answer. First, Mr. Vice President, Democrats are already calling you the fraud czar. What's your reaction to that title? And then second, given your past skepticism of foreign adventurism, are you completely on board with the current war in Iran? So I like fraud czar.
It's certainly what we're going to do. And look, we have to do it. As the president said, this is a problem that has festered in this country for far too long and far too few people have actually wanted to do anything about it. That's what makes this administration different is that we actually tackle the problems the American people have been confronting. So I'm very happy about it.
And look, I think that I know what you're trying to do, Phil. You're trying to drive a wedge between members of the administration, between me and the President. What the President said consistently, going back to 2015, and I agreed with him, is that Iran should not have a nuclear weapon. We have taken this military action under the President's leadership.
I think all of us, whether you're a Democrat or Republican, should pray for success and pray for the safety of our troops. That's the approach that I've taken. Make it as successful as possible. So there's no hesitation given your past statements with the current operation? What do you mean there's no hesitation with my past statements?
Well, I think one big difference, Phil, is that we have a smart president, whereas in the past we've had dumb presidents. And I trust President Trump to get the job done, to do a good job for the American people, and to make sure that the mistakes of the past aren't repeated. Absolutely. All right, we just played last week J.D. Vance. Someone said J.D.
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