Trump pauses Project Freedom, calls Iran conflict a "skirmish"
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President Trump touted U.S. actions against Iran on Wednesday. The comments came one day after he paused the Project Freedom initiative to guide ships through the Strait of Hormuz to allow peace negotiations to move forward. CBS News' Holly Williams reports, and Samuel Helfont, an associate professor of strategy and policy at the Naval War College, has more.
FUN FACT: Itâs tricky sometimes telling where trumps criminal mundset ends and the dementia takes over
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Possible? Do not give them any false hope. No nukes, no trouble making, Conform to international law.
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Thatâs what Iâd say to if I effectively accomplished absolutely nothing
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Only a fuel would believe the U.S. is losing. Blockade is working well, a deal or more violent attacks. Ball in your court, eh Ayatollah?
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Troops and kids died and itâs just a skirmish, worst president ever
@user-u7i5hI love how the Naval War College guy had to waffle.
@tobydadThe Brits handled this correctly in the 1800s
@DisasterReliefProfessionals101Iran contras
@DisasterReliefProfessionals101Anything the United States loses is called the skirmish. And once again we lost this war. Unless the US government makes a deal for narcotics to traffic them back to the US citizens in which case then they also call it a skirmish and it also happens to be the country they made a deal for narcotics transfers before
@DisasterReliefProfessionals101He doesnt call a WAR a WAR does he. Im sure he doesnt call a RAPE a RAPE either.......
@tomtownsand7910I feel that Trump's war is not going as he planned.
@rainydayz6102It looks like See BS News is banned from every mentioning the Epstein PDFs ever again. All See BS News can report is distraction after distraction.
@DamienKarras1He tried it. It failed horribly as predicted. How embarrassing.
@crinklecut3790Project Tump Cheating. What it really means.
@debbiebannister32Pres. Trump holds ALL the ACES.. IRAN wouldn't PUNK Pres. Trump like They did Jimmy Carter & Barack Obama..
@jesseorona7737Trump has referred to multiple things as a âwarâ, especially the war against drug cartels and the âinvasion of illegalsâ; however, now that we actually have a war at hand, he doesnât want to call it a war. I wonder why.
* âWar on drugsâ â Trump repeatedly called for intensifying the long-running U.S. anti-drug campaign, especially against opioids and fentanyl.
* âWar on COVIDâ / âInvisible enemyâ â During the COVID-19 pandemic, he framed the pandemic as a wartime struggle, often saying the U.S. was âat war with an invisible enemy.â
* âWar on American energyâ â Trump accused political opponents and environmental regulations of waging a âwarâ against oil, gas, and coal industries.
* âWar on policeâ â He claimed that some activists, prosecutors, and Democratic officials were conducting a âwar on police.â
* âWar on Christmasâ â Like many conservative politicians, Trump said secular culture and political correctness were attacking Christmas traditions.
* âWar on religionâ / âWar on Christianityâ â He argued that government actions and cultural trends threatened religious freedom and Christians in America.
* âWar on the suburbsâ â During the 2020 campaign, Trump claimed housing and zoning policies would destroy suburban communities.
* âWar on womenâ â Although more commonly used against Republicans by Democrats, Trump sometimes turned the phrase back on opponents, arguing Democratic policies hurt women.
* âWar on American workersâ â He used this phrase in connection with trade deals, outsourcing, and immigration policy.
* âWar on free speechâ â Trump frequently described censorship by social media companies, universities, or government agencies as a war on free expression.
* âWar on the Second Amendmentâ â He used this phrase to criticize gun-control proposals.
* âWar on farmersâ â Trump claimed environmental and trade policies harmed U.S. agriculture.
* âEconomic warâ against China â He described trade disputes and tariffs involving China in quasi-war terms.
* âWar against the deep stateâ â Trump and allies often described bureaucratic resistance and investigations into his administration as a kind of internal political war.
* âWar on American historyâ â He criticized efforts to remove monuments or reinterpret U.S. history through racial or social-justice lenses
A skirmish America lost lolđ
@thomasmckinney1877He said We at "skirmish" with Iran right now. HAHAAAAAAA!!!
@harrylee4236I am in a similar situation. MAGA calls you President. I call you CRIMINAL, GRIFTER, AND FAT! Soon the majority of Americans are going to have our own project freedom, guess who will be their target.
@MrTracker797this guy is not going to do anything he's worried about his money when the stock market goes down when the war starts
@dougby1328Satellite images show extensive damage done to US bases by Iran. WH tried to hide it, but other countries published the photos. Falsehoods!
@jamesharris6186âSkirmishâ is trademark Trump.
Pick any or all: Open contempt, illiteracy, galloping dementia.
Trump is an demented,lieing idiot đŽ
@dellahatch8344Trump is an idiot!
@timothywillis8883Soon gas will cost over 10 dollars if you can find any.
@SazaSaza-j7eAmerica needs a regime change immediately
@Papicholo1I donât know if djt is a worse president than Andrew Johnson or Andrew Jackson, but heâs harmed America badly.
@jamesharris6186If you're doing better in Iran, why are we paying over $4 a gallon for gas!
@Danielvanover-h6yWe, the American people, NEED Universal Health Care. We need affordable housing. We need well-paying jobs.
@valeriebolton2607Thank God we have Trump
@Bob-bb3ur"Unbelievably well" I guess bro. The U.S. is LOSING
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