White House tenant clarification. On his Truth Social network, Donald Trump asserted this Monday, April 20th that Israel never convinced him to strike Iran at the end of February. This statement comes two weeks after the publication of a long story in the New York Times. According to the American newspaper, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu allegedly influenced the billionaire during a visit to Washington a few days before the first bombings in Tehran.
According to the New York Times, Donald Trump was impressed by the potential of the Israeli armed forces and intelligence services. To the point of not listening to warnings and hesitations from his own administration.
“You know that I think it’s a bad idea, but if you want to do it, I will support you,” Vice President J.D. Vance reportedly said during a final meeting in the Situation Room on Thursday, February 26th.
“FAKE NEWS”
“Israel never convinced me to go to war against Iran. The results of October 7th only reinforced my longstanding belief that IRAN CAN NEVER HAVE NUCLEAR ARMAMENT,” wrote Donald Trump on his Truth Social platform this Monday.
“I watch and read FAKE NEWS with total incredulity,” continued the White House tenant, affirming that “90% of what the experts say are lies and fabricated stories. And the polls are rigged, like the 2020 presidential election.”
Over the weekend, Donald Trump had already defended the Israeli state in another post on his social network.
“Whether people like Israel or not, this country has proven to be a GREAT ally of the United States of America. They are brave, bold, loyal, and intelligent, and unlike others who have shown their true colors in times of conflict and tension, Israel fights fiercely and knows how to WIN!” the White House tenant posted on Sunday.
A very critical part of the far right
Words that are not trivial: just about two months after the start of the war in Iran, a part of the American far right is beginning to turn away from Donald Trump, who campaigned on an isolationist line against Kamala Harris in 2024. Former Trump supporters, like Marjorie Taylor Greene, are increasingly critical of Israel.
However, with six months until the mid-term elections, Donald Trump will need maximum votes to try to maintain a Republican majority in the House of Representatives and the Senate.
And the polls, described as “rigged” by the billionaire, are not good. About 6 in 10 Americans are dissatisfied with Donald Trump’s actions in the White House. An unpopularity that “dates back before the start of the war in Iran,” noted Clifford Young, director of opinion polls for Ipsos in the US, to Le Parisien in mid-April.
“Donald Trump campaigned on the cost of living, but the working class and middle class always feel at the end,” explained the pollster, as the consequences of the war in Iran on the daily lives of Americans are being felt.
