The Memo: Trump and allies seek to spin Iran deal amid hazy details
Key takeaways
- Despite those strikes, serious negotiations are plainly taking place.
- Trump insisted on Monday that negotiations were proceeding nicely.
- Democrats and the media, Trump contended, have gone absolutely CRAZY!!
Why this matters: political developments that affect policy direction and public trust.
Despite those strikes, serious negotiations are plainly taking place. The question is whether they will culminate in a deal that can satisfy the combatants without inviting sharper questions, aimed at President Trump, about why the war was fought in the first place.
Trump insisted on Monday that negotiations were proceeding nicely. But he cautioned there would be only be a Great Deal for all or, no Deal at all — Back to the Battlefront and shooting.
The president was more restrained by his standards on Tuesday, merely firing off a social media post in which he complained that even the most abject defeat for Iran would lead to media headlines that Iran had a Masterful and Brilliant Victory over The United States of America.