Trump leveled over his 'childish' meltdown about Iran bad news
Normally staid David Ignatius started laughing at Donald Trump on Wednesday morning over his response from intel analysts that his attack on Iran's supposed nuclear facilities was less than meets the eye.
During an appearance on "Morning Joe," the Washington Post was asked about the president doubling down on his claim that the surprise bombing assault he ordered "obliterated" Iran's nuclear capabilities.
On Truth Social, the president wrote in his trademark all-caps style, "FAKE NEWS CNN, TOGETHER WITH THE FAILING NEW YORK TIMES, HAVE TEAMED UP IN AN ATTEMPT TO DEMEAN ONE OF THE MOST SUCCESSFUL MILITARY STRIKES IN HISTORY. THE NUCLEAR SITES IN IRAN ARE COMPLETELY DESTROYED! BOTH THE TIMES AND CNN ARE GETTING SLAMMED BY THE PUBLIC!"
That led Ignatius to state on MSNBC, "There's a history of policymakers being unhappy when intelligence analysts say [but] the claims that people are making for, especially for military programs, simply aren't being borne out on the ground."
"That happened repeatedly with Iraq and Afghanistan," he recalled. "It happened with Vietnam consistently. "
"Now we're seeing a new a new version of that," he continued. "The president's language is so hyperbolic to use words like obliterated when you have no early evidence whatsoever is just silly. And now the reaction to the analysts' initial comments –– and I should note that the analysts themselves say they have low confidence in these estimates –– meaning we have very little information to go on."
"But the reaction has been has been childish," he laughed. "As to when it comes to mind, it's like, 'There's no Santa Claus! What do you mean that wasn't obliterated?' But, you know, I think it will be some days before we get really confirm reliable accounts."
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