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- Wagging the Dog: Trump Bombed Iran and Blew Up His America First Base
AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner, File) President Donald Trump, facing economic strain, terrible polling, tariff retreats, stubborn inflation, and the lingering Epstein fallout, just ordered airstrikes inside Iran. Overnight, the United States, in coordination with Israel, hit multiple targets. Iranian state media has reported senior leadership casualties, though key details remain unconfirmed. If top regime figures were indeed killed, this was not a symbolic warning shot. It was escalation at the highest level. The administration calls the action necessary and precise. Perhaps it was. But when force is deployed abroad during visible domestic turbulence, suspicion follows. “Wag the Dog” entered the political lexicon after a 1997 film about a president who manufactures a foreign crisis to distract from scandal. The movie was satire but the cynical political instinct it captured was not. When a White House under pressure reaches for military force, voters ask whether the battlefield just changed the subject. And irony of ironies, Trump has himself encouraged that exact same suspicion. In 2012 and 2013, he warned repeatedly that Barack Obama might attack Iran to appear tough or distract from political weakness. He urged Republicans not to let Obama “play the Iran card.” His argument was blunt: a president in political trouble might reach for war to reset the narrative. Now Trump is the president escalating against Iran amid domestic strain. The symmetry is not subtle as the very same standard he applied to Obama now applies to him. And given details surrounding this most recent attack, the suspicions are even stronger. After last year’s confrontations with Iran, Trump declared U.S. strikes had “obliterated” nuclear-related facilities and angrily dismissed reporting that suggested otherwise. Trump argued that the attack was justified because all of Iran’s nuclear capabilities were forever damaged. But if those actions were as decisive as Trump claimed, the administration now owes the public a clear explanation of what changed and what imminent threat required this new round. If the problem was solved, why is it back? That suspicion matters, but it is not even close to being most consequential issue. The larger story is institutional gravity, and why it appears to be stronger than any campaign promise. For years, Trump told his voters something that resonated because it reflected lived experience: the architects of America’s forever wars prospered but the US public paid. Iraq and Afghanistan reshaped American politics because the burdens fell on soldiers and taxpayers while… [TheTopNews] Read More.2 hours ago - Diners Cheer As Trump Attacks Democrats in Burger Joint Stop: ‘They’re Crazy...
President Donald Trump drew massive cheers at a burger joint stop during which he attacked Democrats for their response to his State of the Union speech, repeating his mantra “They’re crazy!” to enthusiastic agreement from at least one diner. At 2:30 AM Saturday, Trump posted an announcement that the United States was in the process of attacking Iran in a video message from Mar-a-lago. But in the calmer times of several hours ago, the president held a rally at the Port of Corpus Christi, Texas on Friday afternoon that featured a handful of characteristic moments. Following the speech, Trump stopped off at a Corpus Christi Whataburger restaurant, where he was greeted with what pool reports described as “deafening” cheers. The president renewed his complaint about Democrats not standing or cheering at the SOTU in a call-and-response with the friendly group: CROWD: (CHEERS WILDLY) PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP: So, are these the best hamburgers? CROWD: Yes! PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP: (INAUDIBLE) the flight home. …Did you like the State of the Union? CROWD: Yes, we did. Absolutely. PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP: Did you liked the fact that the Democrats never stood up, even for a minute? (NOISE). It’s unbelievable. CROWD MEMBER: It is! PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP: They’re crazy! CROWD MEMBER: They are! PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP: Well, I’m going to order some. Now, OK, you ready? Can you handle this? Hamburgers for all! (CHEERS). And if this were a bar, I’d say drinks for all, but I don’t drink. You don’t drink either, I hope. In his speech earlier, Trump gave a shout-out to embattled Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-TX), who’s under pressure to resign after a scandal involving an affair and a suicide. In another exchange, he delivered a backhanded compliment to Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX), telling the crowd “I’m thinking about putting him in the Supreme Court” and adding “He’s the only guy I know who’ll get 100% of the Democrat vote, 100% percent of the Republican vote, they want to get him out of there he is such a pain in the ass, but he’s so good and so talented.” Trump also regaled the crowd with the tale of a police officer whose sex life improved because of Trump’s economy. Watch above via White House press Pool.The post Diners Cheer As Trump Attacks Democrats in Burger Joint Stop: ‘They’re Crazy!’ — ‘Yes They Are!’ first appeared on Mediaite. [TheTopNews] Read More.2 hours ago - WATCH: Video of Girls’ School Iranian Media Claims Hit By US/Israel Strike, Ki... Iran’s semiofficial Tasnim News Agency reported the death toll in a strike on a girls’ elementary school has risen to 57 students, according to ABC News. Tasim cited the local governor in Minab, Iran, where the school is located, saying 60 others have been injured during the U.S.-Israeli military operation on Saturday. CNN’s Wolf Blitzer aired video of the alleged aftermath, saying, “Iranian state media is reporting that this is a girls’ school hit by a strike in southern Iran, according to a regional governor, at least 63 students were killed, 92 injured, with more trapped under the rubble. CNN has not independently verified that report.” Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi posted a photo to X, writing, “The destroyed building is a primary school for girls in the south of Iran. It was bombed in broad daylight, when packed with young pupils. Dozens of innocent children have been murdered at this site alone. These crimes against the Iranian People will not go unanswered. The destroyed building is a primary school for girls in the south of Iran. It was bombed in broad daylight, when packed with young pupils. Dozens of innocent children have been murdered at this site alone. These crimes against the Iranian People will not go unanswered. pic.twitter.com/AVqiuolgWm — Seyed Abbas Araghchi (@araghchi) February 28, 2026 At 2:30 AM Saturday, U.S. President Donald Trump posted an eight-minute video announcement saying that the United States was in the process of attacking Iran and urging Iranians to “take over your government.” Trump said the mission was “massive and ongoing” in order to dismantle Tehran’s military and nuclear capabilities. Watch the clip above via IRIB.The post WATCH: Video of Girls’ School Iranian Media Claims Hit By US/Israel Strike, Killing 50+ first appeared on Mediaite. [TheTopNews] Read More.2 hours ago
- Trump Nemesis George Conway Suggests America Is a ‘Terrorist State’
(Screenshot) George Conway, the Republican lawyer-turned-Democratic candidate for Congress, suggested that his own country is a “terrorist state” on Saturday morning, hours after the United States and Israel launched a joint operation against Iran. “Perhaps the terrorist state with nuclear weapons is …. {checks notes} … the United States of America?” wrote Conway in a post on X that he later retweeted. Perhaps the terrorist state with nuclear weapons is …. {checks notes} … the United States of America? — George Conway (@gtconway3d) February 28, 2026 The ex-husband of former Trump campaign manager and White House advisor Kellyanne Conway, Conway is running for the Democratic nomination in New York’s 12th congressional district. In other posts, Conway said he was “hopeful that the war in Iran will bring needed democratic change to … the United States of America,” and urged his followers to “remember” that “the dim-witted megalomaniacal narcissistic psychopath who has just started a major regional war in the Middle East has unfettered control of approximately 5,177 nuclear warheads.” I am hopeful that the war in Iran will bring needed democratic change to … the United States of America. — George Conway (@gtconway3d) February 28, 2026 Remember, the dim-witted megalomaniacal narcissistic psychopath who has just started a major regional war in the Middle East has unfettered control of approximately 5,177 nuclear warheads. — George Conway (@gtconway3d) February 28, 2026 Unsurprisingly, his disparagement of the United States and President Donald Trump has attracted no shortage of attention online. “You do not, in fact, gotta hand it to the enemies of the United States of America,” countered National Review‘s Dan McLaughlin. You do not, in fact, gotta hand it to the enemies of the United States of America. https://t.co/pP0C6Ncxpp — Dan McLaughlin (@baseballcrank) February 28, 2026 “Imagine saying the United States are the real terrorists following US strikes on Iran. Between the US and Iran, George Conway chooses the Iranian regime,” submitted far-right activist Laura Loomer. Wow. @KellyannePolls Kellyanne Conway’s “ex” husband who I’ve never heard her explicitly condemn is simping for the Iranian regime. He’s now running for US Congress. Imagine saying the United States are the real terrorists following US strikes on Iran. Between the US and Iran,… https://t.co/xgnShgiq2o — Laura Loomer (@LauraLoomer) February 28, 2026 Americans have been sharply divided —… [TheTopNews] Read More.2 hours ago - ‘Everything Is Fine’ Iran Official Claims Leader Still Alive Amid Strikes, I...Iranian Minister of Foreign Affairs Abbas Araghchi insisted on Saturday that all high-ranking government officials remain alive despite reports that U.S. and Israeli strikes took out Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and others. Araghchi joined NBC News from Tehran shortly after his country was hit with dozens of strikes from the U.S. and Israel. President Donald Trump announced the large-scale military operation and encouraged the Iranian people to overthrow the current regime. A Saturday report on the strikes cited a senior Israeli official saying Khamenei is “no longer with us” after the strikes. Other reports, including from Fox News’ Trey Yingst, suggested multiple senior-level government officials were taken out in the strikes. Araghchi claimed on Saturday that only “one or two commanders” were lost, “but that is not a big problem.” Khameneih, he said, remains alive “as far as I know.” The foreign minister insisted, however, that all high-ranking officials are still alive. “Everything is fine,” he said. Araghchi said: The situation on the ground is quite, I cannot say normal, but life is going on. Everything is under control. I think Americans and Israelis failed to, you know, hit their targets. And now everything is under control and almost in less than two hours, we were able to start retaliation by sending, by attacking, you know, American bases and some targets in Israel by our missiles. Almost all officials are safe and sound and alive. We may have lost one or two commanders, but that is not a big problem and you know we are actually managing it, we are handling the situation. He then specifically said he believes the country’s top leader remains alive, along with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian . “As far as I know, yes, they are alive,” he said. “And the head of Judiciary as well, the head the Speaker of Parliament as well. All high ranking officials are alive, and the Secretary of the National Security Council. So everybody is now in its position and we are handling this situation and everything is fine.” Watch above via NBC News.The post ‘Everything Is Fine’ Iran Official Claims Leader Still Alive Amid Strikes, Insists Only ‘One or Two Commanders’ Dead first appeared on Mediaite. [TheTopNews] Read More.2 hours ago
- Tucker Carlson Denounces Trump’s Iran Attack as ‘Absolutely Disgusting and E...
Tucker Carlson has come out strongly against the U.S-Israel attack on Iran — ABC’s Jonathan Karl reports. Karl posted a video to X, Saturday, in which he revealed that he reached out to Carlson for his take on President Donald Trump’s decision to attack. And Carlson was unsparing his assessment. “Absolutely disgusting and evil,” Carlson said — according to Karl. MAGA divide — Tucker Carlson tells me the attack on Iran is “absolutely disgusting and evil.” pic.twitter.com/1zz8YNGY2r — Jonathan Karl (@jonkarl) February 28, 2026 The criticism is particularly notable given that Carlson visited the White House just last week in an apparently effort to retain his influence with the president. Carlson has long warned of the dangers of another armed conflict in the Middle East. Karl explained why he sought out Carlson’s take on the news. “[Carlson is] just one person, a prominent one in Trump’s movement,” Karl said. “But this is a momentous and potentially defining or maybe redefining move for President Trump. He got into politics, in part, promising to end what he called forever wars. He was harshly critical of the war with Iraq. He claimed that he had always been against it. And now he finds himself starting what could be a major conflict with Iran.” ——The post Tucker Carlson Denounces Trump’s Iran Attack as ‘Absolutely Disgusting and Evil’ — ABC’s Karl Reports first appeared on Mediaite. [TheTopNews] Read More.3 hours ago
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