“Fool me once, shame on… shame on you. Fool me — you can’t get fooled again!” - George W Bush on September 17, 2002 in Nashville
Mangled as it was, W could have been speaking about the legacy media and a fair amount of U.S. citizens being credulous about Trump’s repeated ridiculous BS statements about putting Trump’s FollyTM - the Iran War - on hold.
Just for the record.
Trump Truth Social post dated April 21, 2026:
STATEMENT OF PRESIDENT DONALD J. TRUMP:
Based on the fact that the Government of Iran is seriously fractured, not unexpectedly so and, upon the request of Field Marshal Asim Munir, and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, of Pakistan, we have been asked to hold our Attack on the Country of Iran until such time as their leaders and representatives can come up with a unified proposal. I have therefore directed our Military to continue the Blockade and, in all other respects, remain ready and able, and will therefore extend the Ceasefire until such time as their proposal is submitted, and discussions are concluded, one way or the other. President DONALD J. TRUMP
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Trump Truth Social post dated May 18, 2026:
I have been asked by the Emir of Qatar, Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud, and the President of the United Arab Emirates, Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, to hold off on our planned Military attack of the Islamic Republic of Iran, which was scheduled for tomorrow, in that serious negotiations are now taking place, and that, in their opinion, as Great Leaders and Allies, a Deal will be made, which will be very acceptable to the United States of America, as well as all Countries in the Middle East, and beyond. This Deal will include, importantly, NO NUCLEAR WEAPONS FOR IRAN! Based on my respect for the above mentioned Leaders, I have instructed Secretary of War, Pete Hegseth, The Chairman of The Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Daniel Caine, and The United States Military, that we will NOT be doing the scheduled attack of Iran tomorrow, but have further instructed them to be prepared to go forward with a full, large scale assault of Iran, on a moment’s notice, in the event that an acceptable Deal is not reached. Thank you for your attention to this matter! President DONALD J. TRUMP
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Trump Truth Social post dated June 11, 2026:
Based on the fact that discussions with the Islamic Republic of Iran have been brought to the highest level of Iranian leadership and approved, I have, as President of the United States of America, cancelled the scheduled strikes and bombings against Iran this evening. Discussions and final points have been, in both concept and great detail, approved by all parties involved, including the United States, Israel, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Qatar, Turkey, Pakistan, Bahrain, Kuwait, Jordan, Egypt, and others. The Naval Blockade will remain in full force and effect until this Transaction is finalized — Time and place of the signing to be announced shortly.
DONALD J. TRUMP
PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
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Trump Truth Social post dated July 10, 2026:
The Islamic Republic of Iran has asked us to continue “talks.” We have agreed to do so, but the United States has stated to them, in no uncertain terms, that the Cease Fire is OVER! Thank you for your attention to this matter. President DONALD J. TRUMP
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Trump Truth Social post dated August 1, 2026:
"We have just been asked by Iran, and other Middle Eastern Countries, to hold off any attack...”
"Based on this request, I have agreed... to cancel the attack..."
Trump is like the Court Jester whispering into the King’s ear, but in this case, it’s a voice in his head speaking to his lizard brain.
A few observations/questions:
Have we ever seen this? A “stop-and-start” war based on the whims of a clearly mentally-ill malignant narcissist? Short answer: No - we have not.
Have we ever run a war via the social media account of one person? Is that even legal? Short answers: No and No.
The guy’s brain is broken. Seriously. He literally keeps going back to the same old trope - “I’m stopping the war because I’ve been asked by others to do so” - time and time again. Like we can’t figure out it’s a bunch of BS. But he has few other “go tos” that will serve as an excuse for his ignorance, uncertainty, TACOness, financial/energy market manipulation, and God-only-knows what else he bases these decisions on.
When will Democrats and the legacy media clearly call this BS out? When will a critical mass of the media state bluntly and directly and consistently that we cannot believe ANYTHING Trump says because he is a pathological liar? Short answer: Never.
The Beatles - The Fool on The Hill
