Donald Trump’s lies about the war in Iran work like clockwork. Since the start of the war, usually just before the stock markets open and close, Donald Trump has unexpectedly claimed that the war is almost over to manipulate the market.
For more than a decade, Donald Trump has manipulated media coverage by forcing major corporate media outlets to repeat his lies to the point that a significant portion of the American people believe him.
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Trump started the war in Iran, but didn’t bother to try to rally public opinion to his side. When popular support failed to follow, Trump lashed out at the American people, America’s allies and the media for not giving him a boost in the polls by rallying behind his war.
On Monday, Trump again attempted to manipulate the media and the stock market with more wartime lies.
Axios reported:
President Trump said Monday morning that a peace deal with Iran would be signed “today” in Islamabad and that Vice President Vance was on his way.
But Vance was actually still in Washington, waiting for a signal from Tehran before boarding his plane – a sign of deep uncertainty about what will happen next.
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“He’s done with it. He wants it done. He doesn’t like Iran holding [its control of the strait] on the Middle East. He doesn’t like that they hold this over our heads. He doesn’t want to fight anymore. But he will do it if he deems it necessary,” an administration official told Axios.
The president lied. The stock market did not rise and the media coverage did not change.
Trump noticed this and broke mentally.