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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsTrump: "I call it a military exercise because people would rather have it called that. It's not a big war for us."
Aaron Rupar
@atrupar.com
WELKER: Iran just attacked US allies in the region. Is the US at war with Iran?
TRIUMP: I call it a military exercise because people would rather have it called that. It's not a big war for us.
WELKER: Iran just attacked US allies in the region. Is the US at war with Iran?
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) 2026-06-07T13:36:09.958Z
TRIUMP: I call it a military exercise because people would rather have it called that. It's not a big war for us.
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Trump: "I call it a military exercise because people would rather have it called that. It's not a big war for us." (Original Post)
Miles Archer
Sunday
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LSparkle
(12,250 posts)1. But It just also claimed to be a "WARtime President"
displacedvermoter
(5,144 posts)2. Why can't she just ask it and get it out there...
Sir, what the fuck are you talking about???
Swede
(40,394 posts)3. What's a few KIA in the big scheme of things?
What a monster this fucker is.
tanyev
(49,870 posts)4. "It's a war when I want it to be and it's not a war when I don't want it to be. Capiche?"
Not an actual quote. As far as I know.
malaise
(299,024 posts)5. You don't get to define words or concepts
Asshole!
Do the planet a favor and croak
kentuck
(115,851 posts)6. When you attack another country...
...you don't get to say when the war will end.
Who gave you that idea?
CoopersDad
(3,407 posts)7. ➡ The war will continue through election day, the basis for interference.
He will declare martial law or pull some similar trick to interfere or even cancel elections.