Trump says US ‘may’ have new president in 2029 and likens Iran war to ‘playing a banjo’
I’ll be sitting [at] home. … I’ll be having some guy like last time, a real idiot, stand up [and] say, ‘We are doing record business. “I had to back, and now they’re behaving again. It’s like playing a banjo.”Trump did not elaborate on his analogy likening the Iran war to the stringed instrument typically used in bluegrass music.The war restarted after the collapse of a fragile ceasefire agreement between Washington and Tehran, which each country blames the other for violating.
- ▪I’ll be sitting [at] home. … I’ll be having some guy like last time, a real idiot, stand up [and] say, ‘We are doing record business.
- ▪“I had to back, and now they’re behaving again.
- ▪It’s like playing a banjo.”Trump did not elaborate on his analogy likening the Iran war to the stringed instrument typically used in bluegrass music.The war restarted after the collapse of a fragile ceasefire agreement between Washington an
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- ▪ Is President Trump Now Losing Patience With Iran? — RedState
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President Donald Trump on Monday said the United States “may” have a new president in 2029 and compared the Iran war to “playing a banjo,” adding to speculation that the president may not be ready to pass the torch at the end of his second term as well as offering an unclear analogy to the military campaign in the Middle East.Speaking at a General Motors proving ground in Milford, Michigan, Trump touted his economic achievements while offering brief remarks on the Iran war. Recommended Stories Trump says US ‘may’ have new president in 2029 and likens Iran war to ‘playing a banjo’ GOP ‘desperately’ wants Trump to sell One Big Beautiful Bill Act to the public: Bob Cusack Trump says he’ll ask Putin about Zelensky’s claim that Russia is sharing intelligence with Iran “We’re blowing it away…
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