President Donald Trump was brutally mocked Sunday after he revealed what some analysts saw as a sign that he's "collapsing on every front."
During an interview with CNN, Trump said it was "highly unlikely" that his administration would launch further strikes against the Iranian regime as long as negotiations about the country's nuclear program and reopening the Strait of Hormuz continue to progress. Trump's comments marked a departure from his repeated threats to wipe out the Iranian civilization because of the regime's reluctance to negotiate.
The president's comments sparked a wave of mockery on social media.
Josh Marshall, founder of Talking Points Memo, wrote in a post on X that Trump's comments were quite revealing.
"Just collapsing on every front now," Marshall posted.
Democratic strategist Leslie Marshall noted that Trump appeared to be trying to reinstate the conditions that existed before the war began.
"You mean like we had before?" Marshall posted on X.
Maryam Jamshidi, a non-resident fellow at the Quincy Institute, remarked that Trump's comments didn't reflect the reality on the ground in the Middle East.
"The longer this goes, the more likely it is, in my view, that there will be no significant strikes," Jamshidi posted on X. "That being said, the U.S. is still carrying out limited strikes, its blockade is in place, and now it’s claiming to expand it to land routes - so the war is ongoing [and] still illegal."