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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(135,852 posts)
Tue Mar 24, 2026, 08:59 PM Mar 24

Trump throws Hegseth under the bus over Iran war: "You said, 'Let's do it'"

Donald Trump on Monday appeared to set up Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to take the blame should the president characterize the Iran war as a failure.

During a roundtable on crime prevention in Memphis, the president recounted how he made the decision to launch the strikes on Iran late last month.

“I said, ‘let’s talk.’ We got a problem in the Middle East. We have a country known as Iran that , for 47 years, been just a purveyor of terror, and they’re very close to a nuclear weapon,” Trump said.

The president then explained what he viewed were the options.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/trump-throws-cabinet-member-under-201318924.html

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Trump throws Hegseth under the bus over Iran war: "You said, 'Let's do it'" (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Mar 24 OP
That's not going to work for him JBTaurus83 Mar 24 #1
This is called Lack of Brain Power Codependence bucolic_frolic Mar 24 #2
"I just do what I'm told, and I'm in charge -- so if I eff-up, it's your fault!" struggle4progress Mar 24 #3
I hope they do each other in! niyad Mar 24 #4
Was he drunk at the time, Donny? Blue Owl Mar 24 #5
Someone should remind him of the famous sign anamnua Mar 24 #6

bucolic_frolic

(55,217 posts)
2. This is called Lack of Brain Power Codependence
Tue Mar 24, 2026, 09:01 PM
Mar 24

No one is responsible for the decision, and no one thought it out.

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