The world's biggest ignoramus continues to promote lies and continues to demonstrate an extreme level of aversion to truth and reality. “They were very close to having a nuclear weapon. I terminated the deal. Then I sent the B-2 bombers in about nine, 10 months ago. And they obliterated, totally obliterated, the site. And I saved it,” Trump said. “We had a choice. We could let them have a nuclear weapon, or we could go along and have some beautiful days. But they would have, you know, it’s a judgment. They would’ve used a nuclear weapon.” Later in the interview, Trump reiterated: “If I didn’t go in there with the B-2 bombers, they would right now have a nuclear weapon, and it could be that half of the world would be eradicated already.” Trump also said during the interview that major arms of the Iranian military were “gone” as a result of the current war. “Their navy is gone. Their air force is gone. Their anti-aircraft is gone,” Trump said. Busted. Total lies. He said at another point in the interview: “In three months, I’ve demolished the navy, the air force, anti-aircraft. They have no radar. They have nothing.” Huh? Is that why the war continues to this day Don? This is exaggerated. NBC News has reported that half of the country’s unconventional navy remains intact after weeks of bombing. The unconventional navy includes small “fast boats” typically used by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, or IRGC, Tehran’s hard-line military force. Those forces are key to Iran’s ability to influence international shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, and because of the nature of that navy, it has been harder for the U.S. to identify and target those forces. The Pentagon has said the U.S. military has destroyed about 90% of Iran’s conventional navy and more than 95% of Iran’s naval mines, though. Defense officials have also said more than 80% of Iran’s “missile facilities” are gone, suggesting locations where Iran constructs missiles and other weaponry could be targeted should operations resume. Trump was also pressed by Welker on his campaign pledge not to start any new wars. “I didn’t guarantee no war. Why would I have built the strongest military in the world?” Trump said. “I built our military.” Huh? Trump said while campaigning in Pennsylvania in 2024: “I will not send you to fight and die in stupid foreign wars that never end. I will not send our sons and daughters to go fight for a war in a country that you’ve never heard of. We’re not going to do it. We’re going to bring our troops home, and we’re going to focus on America First.” And in his November 2024 victory speech, Trump said: “I’m not going to start a war. I’m going to stop wars.” https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/fact-checking-trump-interview-meet-press-june-2026-rcna348518
