Trump will declare victory in Iran no matter what. Is selling the war as a positive possible?
Key takeaways
- The same war that was won on Day One, according to President Trump, who also said the conflict might last weeks, months or when he felt it in his bones, whatever that means.
- An overwhelming number of Americans disapprove of the war and fear that the effects and after effects will affect them negatively.
- Look, no president is ever going to come out and say, Guess what!
Why this matters: political developments that affect policy direction and public trust.
The same war that was won on Day One, according to President Trump, who also said the conflict might last weeks, months or when he felt it in his bones, whatever that means. But all Americans should feel relief that there is hope that the conflict will be over soon.
An overwhelming number of Americans disapprove of the war and fear that the effects and after effects will affect them negatively. But Trump, being Trump, will declare the war won. And Republicans will have to convince a very jaded American population that it was all worth it and will be worth it for years to come.
Look, no president is ever going to come out and say, Guess what! I lost a war! An administration will always try to spin a conflict to their benefit, even if it doesn t seem that way. Just about every president tried to convince us that things in Iraq/Afghanistan/other places were going well even if they weren t. And if the public didn t buy it, blame the other guy. (See Joe Biden and Trump with the Afghanistan withdrawal).