President Donald Trump issued a statement Thursday morning defending his Iran policy, calling those who think he hasn't been tough enough on Tehran either 'jealous, bad people, or fools.' Trump noted the stock market hit an all-time high and oil prices are falling, arguing the results speak for themselves. The post continues Trump's ongoing back-and-forth public messaging on Iran.
President Donald Trump published a statement on his social media channels Thursday morning, November 18, defending his Iran policy amid ongoing criticism. Trump wrote: 'Those fools, who think I haven't been tough enough on Iran, while the stock market just hit an all-time high and oil prices are falling, are either jealous, bad people, or fools. Make America Great Again!!! President Donald J. Trump.'
The statement comes after a period of sharply alternating signals from Trump regarding Iran. Over the past two weeks, The Zioneer reported Trump threatening to strike Iran 'very hard today' (June 10), then saying Iranians 'want a deal' (June 10), then accusing Tehran of stalling and threatening an attack (June 10-11), then claiming Iran 'made fools of us' (June 12), then describing Iran's current leaders as 'smart...and love their country' (June 17), and most recently saying 'no president has ever been tougher on Iran' (June 17).
The president's latest statement does not announce any new policy or military action, but appears aimed at domestic political messaging as the US presidential campaign continues. The statement was circulated via his personal account and reported in Israeli media channels.
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Source and signal
- Internal intake