Saturday Morning Update: Trump Scrambles Out of DC as Iran Returns Fire – 6/6/26
episodePreviously titled “Trump Scrambles Out of DC as Iran Returns Fire!!!!” — renamed by the publisher on Aug 2, 2026
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Why did Donald Trump abruptly leave his interview in DC?
Donald Trump abruptly shut down an interview that he was giving as Iran was retaliating against the United States by striking US interests in Kuwait and Bahrain, following the United States striking Iranian interests in the Strait of Hormuz, Donald Trump rushed out of this interview that he was giving with Kristen Welker of NBC, Meet the Press. The interview was supposed to last at least an hour and a half, maybe two hours. Trump left after 15 minutes. He rushed to Bedminster where Alina Haba, his former personal lawyer who was pretending to be a United States attorney from New Jersey for a little bit of time, said, Welcome home, POTUS. posting these weird videos of Donald Trump landing in Bedminster while, for all purposes, the United States military remains frozen in the Strait of Hormuz, constantly violating the ceasefire with Iran, and then Iran responding by striking
American interests in Kuwait and Bahrain, like we saw last night and into this morning. And then Donald Trump is just posting all evening AI images of Iran's Navy at the bottom of the Strait of Hormuz, It's just clearly AI videos that he's posting. And then Donald Trump, I guess, soothing his fear, trying to calm himself down by posting no panikins with some weird photo from the past of Donald Trump sitting all alone courtside watching Knicks players. Donald Trump claims he's going to be going to the Knicks game, Game 3, which I think all Knicks fans and NBA fans are dreading. Although it will certainly be interesting to see Donald Trump get booed as Nick fans scream Jeffrey Epstein or probably have a bunch of other chants they're getting ready to do.
What were the immediate impacts of Iran's retaliatory strikes?
But let's just break down what happened. We'll talk about the Iranian retaliatory strikes. We'll talk about Donald Trump abruptly shutting down his interview with NBC. We'll talk about the deranged posts all evening. Let's just go through it step by step. Let's bring out the receipts, as we always do here on the Midas Touch Network. So as you know, we reported yesterday afternoon that CENTCOM had posted the following message. CENTCOM forces shot down four Iranian one-way attack drones. that were launched toward the Strait of Hormuz. The attack drones posed an immediate threat to regional maritime traffic. U.S. forces subsequently struck Iranian coastal surveillance radar sites in Garuk and Qashem Island to defend against further attacks.
How did Trump respond to the situation in Iran on social media?
American forces remained vigilant and postured to respond to unjustified Iranian aggression and self-defense. Then, shortly thereafter, we learned the following. Iran was launching ballistic missiles and drone attacks on U.S. forces and bases in Bahrain with air raid sirens now activated, per Bahrain's Ministry of the Interior. Iran launched major ballistic missile and drone attacks on Kuwait in response to the new U.S. strikes, per the Kuwaiti army. Massive explosions were heard all the way to Basra, Iraq, and you can see the smoke rising in Bahrain. You can see the smoke rising in Kuwait right there by Kuwait City. The United States claimed that Iran did not strike any of the targets it intended and said that it intercepted all of the Iran drones and ballistic missiles.
iran claims that it successfully targeted u.s interests there we will get you photos and videos as that becomes available and after striking american interests in bahrain and kuwait iran also issued a formal notice through the irgc to the united states that it will now completely and absolutely close the strait of hormuz and it will not hesitate to ensure that oil prices go up to 200 dollars per barrel and they say that the u.s attacks will now make the u.s fully responsible for the consequences that you are causing to the global oil market right now so iran threatening to bring those prices of oil up to two hundred dollars per barrel they truly know what the pain point is right now here in the united states we'll show you some of the videos that are available right now let me share this with you air raid sirens continuing to sound across kuwait amid yet another drone and missile attack by iran let's play this clip
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
Why did Donald Trump abruptly leave his interview in DC?
0:00–1:57
2
What were the immediate impacts of Iran's retaliatory strikes?
1:57–2:43
3
How did Trump respond to the situation in Iran on social media?
2:43–5:46
4
What details emerged about the Iranian missile and drone attacks?
5:46–7:47
5
What claims did CENTCOM make regarding Iran's military capabilities?
7:47–8:46
6
How did Trump characterize the Iranian leadership during the interview?
8:46–10:14
7
What is the significance of the U.S. military's response to Iranian aggression?
10:14–12:18
8
What are the implications of Iran's threats on global oil prices?
12:18–12:20