Trump and the Iranian government reportedly agreed to a temporary cease fire. Hopefully more carnage can be averted. Here’s my takes on the conflict over the past month.
Thursday:
The same Trump team shysters who told us consumers won't pay the new high tariffs now tell us that Trump's war on Iran & much higher oil prices won't affect economic growth. https://t.co/pvTKj74dqJ
— James Bovard (@JimBovard) April 9, 2026
Will a bunch of killjoys let the technicality about the Strait being closed ruin the Trump victory parade?!? https://t.co/nchYCBX9Vl
— James Bovard (@JimBovard) April 9, 2026
Hegseth compares the rescue of the downed pilot in Iran with the resurrection of Jesus. It would be a real miracle if the Trump administration story about the armada of planes & helicopters to rescue one soldier was accurate. pic.twitter.com/uOdZktGRA6
— James Bovard (@JimBovard) April 7, 2026
Trump's F-word Easter morning outburst is like a church service interrupted by a crazed homeless guy in the front pew who starts screaming profanities & threatening to kill anyone who doesn't submit to his commands pic.twitter.com/stL0AwaxtH
— James Bovard (@JimBovard) April 5, 2026
President Trump celebrates Easter morning with an unhinged F-word rant promising death & destruction on Truth Social. This is worse than pathetic. pic.twitter.com/0w4NH67IDW
— James Bovard (@JimBovard) April 5, 2026
Iranian women from Canada in Washington calling for the U.S. govt. to forcibly restore democracy in Iran by putting the son of the Shah in power. pic.twitter.com/DA2UWjJ0fr
— James Bovard (@JimBovard) March 30, 2026
Which White House wizard had the bright idea of putting Trump on decaf tonight?
— James Bovard (@JimBovard) April 2, 2026
Since my 1987 @USATODAY op-ed on the Persian Gulf, I have championed the same fix for U.S. policy for the Middle East: GTFO. pic.twitter.com/bD0gi5EkWm
— James Bovard (@JimBovard) March 31, 2026
Trump-Hegseth Military Brain Trust decided that it will only require a few weeks of combat for a U.S. invasion to totally defeat Iran. Didn't Trump previously say the war was won in the first hour? pic.twitter.com/T3jBlIeogm
— James Bovard (@JimBovard) March 30, 2026
Do we know if Trump is that stupid or whether he simply assumes most of his listeners are that stupid? https://t.co/30tLDXZDkv
— James Bovard (@JimBovard) March 26, 2026
Four years ago, I growled at Biden's idiotic comment about the 82nd Airborne going to the Ukraine. Now Trump is sending the 82nd Airborne to the Middle East perhaps to attack Iran. Is it asking too much to have a U.S. president who doesn't recklessly risk U.S. troops in… pic.twitter.com/1hULiJsZwW
— James Bovard (@JimBovard) March 26, 2026
Can we get a GoFundMe campaign to pay for a parachute for Congressman Ogles to liberate Kharg Island? https://t.co/JBptmWlfCm
— James Bovard (@JimBovard) March 24, 2026
Bingo! A year ago I warned that "playing with legal nitroglycerine [could] destroy the Trump administration… Trump team is invoking the same doctrines that helped destroy the Nixon & George W. Bush administrations. America has no more liberties to spare." pic.twitter.com/guiEw8Lb0M
— James Bovard (@JimBovard) March 24, 2026
Federal judge Paul Friedman condemned the unconstitutional Trump-Hegseth blindfold on media covering the Pentagon because the "the Policy’s true purpose" was "to weed out disfavored journalists." pic.twitter.com/zfjyCpGiqf
— James Bovard (@JimBovard) March 20, 2026
While Trump and Hegseth supposedly crusaded for freedom abroad, they destroyed Americans' freedom of the press at home – according to a federal judge ruling striking down unconstitutional Pentagon press blindfolds today. https://t.co/gPcmMJX6hI
— James Bovard (@JimBovard) March 20, 2026
Watching War Secretary Pete Hegseth's latest press conference reminds me of 1980s late night ads from used car hustlers on California TV stations. Does anyone trust Hegseth more now than they did a month ago? pic.twitter.com/D0TUePKbCd
— James Bovard (@JimBovard) March 19, 2026
In my teenage years, I used a hitchhiking sign that said "TRUST ME." It worked as badly as Trump's "Help Me Open Hormuz" sign pic.twitter.com/Qgky4uTPq9
— James Bovard (@JimBovard) March 16, 2026
Can political shysters exploit the Iran war to vaccinate President Trump against his biggest scandal? @washingtonpost aids the cause by labeling "Operation Epstein Fury" as Pro-Iranian Propaganda https://t.co/cICQOTlUEl
— James Bovard (@JimBovard) March 13, 2026
Here is the Trump administration's exact gauge of the presumed intelligence of its supporters: "Strait of Hormuz is open except for Iran shooting at ships" https://t.co/3KlYtzFEnh
— James Bovard (@JimBovard) March 13, 2026
Will Trump get a popularity boost for bombing Iran like Reagan did with Grenada? Grenada didn't have option to close the Strait of Hormuz or launch missile attacks on nearby US troops. Coming weeks could vivify Shakepeare's line – 'cry havoc & loose the dogs of war.'
— James Bovard (@JimBovard) June 22, 2025
Lucky for us that the false claim about the US Navy opening the Strait of Hormuz is the only mistaken assertion by the Trump admin. in this war. https://t.co/JD7bCnhp8v
— James Bovard (@JimBovard) March 10, 2026
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth banned photographers from his press briefings because he said their pictures of him were "unflattering." Does Hegseth think this "triple whoop" photo from the weight room is better? pic.twitter.com/G5bxA07OEQ
— James Bovard (@JimBovard) March 11, 2026
One year ago, I warned: "Trump is one of a long series of commanders-in-chief who expanded & exploited the dictatorial potential of the presidency. Trump’s occasional pro-liberty rhetoric provides no assurance against abuses of power that could lead to a constitutional… pic.twitter.com/15v4LUWQrK
— James Bovard (@JimBovard) March 10, 2026
Will Trump salvage his presidency like Reagan saved his first term? Reagan pulled U.S. Marines out of Lebanon in 1984 after a truck bombing killed 241 Marines. U.S. military began attacking Muslims but totally failed to protect its own troops https://t.co/cAVSFA5hzw
— James Bovard (@JimBovard) March 9, 2026
Only thing this pro-war video is missing is a cameo of Kristi Noem shooting a puppy https://t.co/B2gmjd7X7z
— James Bovard (@JimBovard) March 6, 2026
Why does Trump keep reminding me of Ambrose Bierce's Devil's Dictionary? Bierce defined "ultimatum – In diplomacy, a last demand before resorting to concessions." pic.twitter.com/C6l7o4Fvo6
— James Bovard (@JimBovard) March 6, 2026
President Reagan's Middle East debacles & cluelessness spurred White House Chief of Staff Howard Baker to consider invoking the 25th Amendment to remove him from office. How is Trump doing explaining his Iran War? https://t.co/ZzdK0XL6TC
— James Bovard (@JimBovard) March 6, 2026
Will Trump wreck his presidency with brazen falsehoods about his attack on Iran? George W. Bush destroyed his presidency with lies on the Iraq War. I bashed him in 2003 in @USATODAY
— James Bovard (@JimBovard) March 5, 2026
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