Trump defends Iran war with shocking remark

At a rally in Grand Island, Nebraska on Monday night, President Donald Trump said Americans should accept Iranian attacks on Los Angeles and San Diego as the price of his war with Iran.

“Let them take out Los Angeles. Let them take out San Diego.”

California leaders condemn Trump's remarks

Governor Gavin Newsom called Trump deranged and dangerous. San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria said his city is not collateral damage. Navy veteran Jim Desmond disagreed vehemently.

“deranged and dangerous”

Media coverage plays into Trump's hands

Cable television spent a day parsing Trump's remarks, giving him exactly what he wanted: distraction from declining poll numbers, rising inflation, falling employment, and military failures.

Trump's pattern is deliberate, not impulsive

Trump has always operated this way by choice. Mass communication scholars call this the Wurlitzer Effect. In their book Trump's Ten Commandments, the authors call it the Wall of Sound.

How Trump buries bad news

When conventional leaders face damaging stories, they change the subject with good news. Trump does the opposite. He buries bad news under louder, more outrageous news of his own making.

Greenland threats in January

In January, Trump escalated threats against Greenland, invoking unsupported dangers to U.S. national security. He put reserve units on alert, threatened military invasion and trade sanctions against Denmark.

Venezuela raid with shifting justifications

Trump ordered a military raid to capture Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro in early January. He invoked national security, drug interdiction, regime change and promises to lower gasoline prices.

Operation Midnight Hammer on June twenty-second

On June twenty-second, twenty twenty-five, Trump launched Operation Midnight Hammer, deploying B-two stealth bombers and submarine-launched Tomahawk missiles against three Iranian nuclear facilities: Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan.

Operation Epic Fury stalls after eight months

On February twenty-eighth, Trump launched Operation Epic Fury, promising to topple Iran's regime and eliminate Hamas, Hezbollah and the Houthis within days. Eight months later, fighting continues with no resolution.

Racist Obama video and Kennedy Center attacks

Trump shared a racist AI video of the Obamas in February, timed to coincide with sagging approval ratings. He then sought to rename the Kennedy Center for Performing Arts or raze it.

Trump's approval rating hits historic low

Trump's approval ratings are the lowest of either of his terms at thirty-two percent in a recent Reuters slash Ipsos poll. An affordability crisis, persistent inflation and weak jobs growth are buried.

Pentagon confirms bomber withdrawal from UK

All twelve B-one B bombers at RAF Fairford in the United Kingdom have been flown home after British authorities arrested people over a suspected plot against the base linked to Iran.

Senator Murphy denied access to Qatar base

Senator Chris Murphy of Connecticut revealed the Pentagon denied him access to Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar, the largest U.S. base in the region. The Pentagon refused to brief him on the war.

“active, unprecedented, unconstitutional effort underway to hide the costs of this war”

Sustained focus is the antidote

The Wall of Sound works only while the audience fails to connect the noise to what it is hiding. The answer is discipline: staying focused on facts and demanding accountability regardless of diversions.