President Donald Trump delivered a 19-minute prime time address on the Iran war Wednesday, claiming military objectives would be accomplished "shortly, very shortly" and predicting gas prices would "rapidly come back down" within two to three weeks. One official compared it to listening to President Joe Biden speak, describing that description as being "perhaps the worst possible thing you could say" in Trump's circle. Analysts noted Trump's typical tactics of bluster and bullying are failing, and he appears notably "old and drained" attempting to project confidence to millions of viewers.
Author: María Teresita Armstrong-Matta
Published at: 2026-04-02 21:50:01
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