Trump World’s Wizard of Oz Problem

Trump World’s Wizard of Oz Problem
To hear Tucker Carlson tell it, an American attack on Iran wasn’t just likely to precipitate World War III. It would do something worse: destroy Donald Trump’s presidency. “A strike on the Iranian nuclear sites will almost certainly result in thousands of American deaths at bases throughout the Middle East, and cost the United States tens of billions of dollars,” the conservative commentator wrote on X on March 17. “Trump ran for president as a peace candidate,” Carlson added on June 4. “It’s why he won. A war with Iran would amount to a profound betrayal of his supporters. It would end his presidency.”“We can’t do this again, we’ll tear the country apart,” declared Steve Bannon, Trump’s former chief strategist and 2016-campaign CEO, when asked on June 18 about potential war with Iran. “Worth noting how rare this crossover actually is,” observed Curt Mills, the anti-war executive director of The… ...[TheTopNews] Read More.
THE ATLANTIC – Politics | Politics & GovernmentThu, July 3, 2025
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