Conservative Wall Street Journal columnist and Former President Ronald Reagan speechwriter Peggy Noonan delivered a pointed rebuke of President Donald Trump's failure to make a serious public case for the Iran war.
In a column published Thursday on WSJ, Noonan questioned the administration decision to go to war now, noting Iran has been a geopolitical concern for nearly 50 years without justifying the current military action.
She contrasted Trump's approach unfavorably with JFK's Cuban Missile Crisis address and Reagan's Grenada announcement, both of which featured disciplined, evidence-based, and morally serious rhetoric that brought the public along.
Noonan argued Trump failed to provide this essential rhetorical foundation, offering only impromptu podium announcements and off-the-cuff press gaggle responses without a coherent, thought-through case.
She suggested Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, should step in if Trump and Vice President JD Vance cannot communicate sincerely.
Noonan concluded Trump's communication failure contributes to his declining popularity.
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