As the war between the United States and Iran continues to escalate, the President of the United States continues to bloviate.
The latest from Donald Trump is one of the most face-palmingly obvious takes of all: the United States has no need to have a massive military presence in the Middle East at all.
Here is the President coming to the same conclusion we’ve all been screaming for the past three weeks.
Trump: You could make the case that maybe we shouldn’t even be there at all pic.twitter.com/eksmDTpT3Y
— Acyn (@Acyn) March 16, 2026
So glad he could finally join the rest of the world in understanding that maybe bombing a long-time adversary under false pretenses might have some negative aftershocks.