Donald Trump and Wars of Choice
Support Us Donald Trump and Wars of Choice Trump’s latest war is wrapped up in his egocentric narcissism and his me, me, me world. Tom Engelhardt, Nick Turse July 29 2026, 11:53 a.m. ET Share Copy link Share on Facebook Share on Bluesky Share on X Share on LinkedIn Share on WhatsApp President Donald Trump reclaimed the White House last year promising to keep the United States out of conflicts and claiming to be a peacemaker.
- ▪Support Us Donald Trump and Wars of Choice Trump’s latest war is wrapped up in his egocentric narcissism and his me, me, me world.
- ▪Tom Engelhardt, Nick Turse July 29 2026, 11:53 a.m.
- ▪ET Share Copy link Share on Facebook Share on Bluesky Share on X Share on LinkedIn Share on WhatsApp President Donald Trump reclaimed the White House last year promising to keep the United States out of conflicts and claiming to be a peacem
2 outlets in our directory ran this story, first to last over 6 hours. All of the coverage we found sits in one bucket: lean left. That one-sidedness is itself worth noticing.
- ▪ Trump’s Forever War — Slate Magazine
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| Original publisher | The Intercept |
| Canonical URL | https://theintercept.com/2026/07/29/trump-wars-of-choice-iran/ |
| Publication time | Wed, 29 Jul 2026 15:53:23 +0000 |
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Support Us Donald Trump and Wars of Choice Trump’s latest war is wrapped up in his egocentric narcissism and his me, me, me world. Tom Engelhardt, Nick Turse July 29 2026, 11:53 a.m. ET Share Copy link Share on Facebook Share on Bluesky Share on X Share on LinkedIn Share on WhatsApp President Donald Trump reclaimed the White House last year promising to keep the United States out of conflicts and claiming to be a peacemaker. “Under Trump, we will have no more wars,” he said on the campaign trail in 2024. And Trump has been especially critical of going to war in Iraq. “We should have never been in Iraq,” said Trump during a Republican presidential debate in February 2016. “We have destabilized the Middle East.” Despite all of this, the U.S.
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