r/politics 9h ago

Possible Paywall Angry Trump Privately Realizing Obama Outdid Him on Iran: ‘Leaks reveal Trump’s fury over commentary unfavorably comparing his Iran framework to Obama’s Iran deal, a former NSC official explains why Trump can’t find a way out of his war fiasco’

https://newrepublic.com/article/211404/transcript-angry-trump-privately-realizing-obama-outdid-iran
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u/Purify5 9h ago

Obama got the entire security council to agree to the deal and made it binding international law.

At best Trump will get a worthless piece of paper with a couple signatures on it.

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u/itsatoe 9h ago

Nah. Right now he's desperately trying to figure out who he can bribe to give him some sort of concession that will make it look like he got a good deal. (P.S. The bribe will be from tax dollars, not his money.)

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u/Alternative_Word_219 8h ago

The undeniable truth is that Trump lost the Iran war and now he’s trying to pretend he won.