Trump Calls Media Reports on Iran ‘Virtual Treason’

To all the Trump supporters here who believe everything Trump says, among other things that Iran's military has been shattered: US intelligence shows Iran retains substantial missile capabilities, according to a report published Tuesday.

The New York Times reported that intelligence findings from early May show Iran has regained operational access to most of its missile sites, including 30 of the 33 missile sites along the Strait of Hormuz.

Citing people familiar with the assessments, the newspaper said Iran still possesses roughly 70% of its prewar missile stockpile and mobile launchers.

The assessments also found that nearly 90% of Iran’s underground missile storage and launch facilities nationwide are now "partially or fully operational."

The NYT and Washington Post articles are behind pay walls, so I found another link:

https://www.dailysabah.com/world/mid-east/iran-retains-significant-missile-capacity-contrary-to-trump-claims

Liar, liar, pants on fire, is what comes to mind. But then again, almost everything that comes out of Trump's mouth is either complete gibberish or lies.

3 hours ago, MikeandDow said:

Think it will be a lot less that 30% they are just finding out that trump is not giving the deposit back for the gold phone they will not receive

Still the idiots queue up to praise him - there's no helping some people which would be ok if they only damaged themsleves but sadly their idiocy has infected the body politic - the madness of crowds.

13 hours ago, MikeandDow said:

Based on reports and legal analyses from 2025 and early 2026, Donald Trump's second administration has been marked by multiple, ongoing legal challenges alleging that his actions and executive orders violate the United States Constitution. [1, 2]

Legal experts, civil liberties groups, and federal courts have flagged several key areas where President Trump's actions have been deemed unconstitutional or have sparked a constitutional crisis, including: [1, 2]

• Birthright Citizenship (14th Amendment): On January 20, 2025, Trump issued an executive order aimed at ending birthright citizenship for children born in the U.S. to non-citizens. In February 2025, federal judge Leo Sorokin issued a nationwide preliminary injunction blocking this order, ruling it was likely a direct violation of the 14th Amendment.

• Separation of Powers & Power of the Purse (Article I): Critics contend that freezing congressionally appropriated funds—including an attempted freeze of federal spending in early 2025 and the attempted termination of the $2.75 billion Digital Equity Act—violated the Constitution's separation of powers and Congress’s exclusive authority over federal spending.

• First Amendment Rights: Several actions have been accused of violating First Amendment rights, including targeting law firms that represented political opponents, sanctions on the International Criminal Court that restricted legal advice, and retaliating against news outlets.

• Immigration and Due Process (Fifth Amendment): Federal courts have ruled that certain "mandatory detention" immigration policies, which hold people without opportunity for bond during proceedings, violate due process rights.

• Emoluments Clauses: Throughout his time in office, Trump has faced allegations of violating the Foreign and Domestic Emoluments Clauses, which prevent federal officeholders from accepting benefits or gifts from foreign or state governments

This post confuses “being challenged in court” with “proven unconstitutional.”

Trump, like many presidents is pushing executive power aggressively and the courts are pushing back on some actions. That’s how the constitutional system is supposed to work!!

Some rulings against him are preliminary injunctions not final Supreme Court decisions and on issues like immigration and executive authority the courts themselves are divided.

The strongest criticism is probably the First Amendment cases involving law firms. But claims like the emoluments issue are still mostly allegations and political arguments, not definitive constitutional rulings.

Saying “courts are reviewing and sometimes blocking his actions” is fair. Saying “he’s not following the Constitution” is opinion, not settled fact.

13 hours ago, connda said:

Unfortunately, in Trump's meglomania and hubris, he is now surrounded by traitors committing "virtual treason."

Robert Kagan (Victoria Nuland's husband and US neo-con)
"It’s hard to think of a time when the United States suffered a total defeat in a conflict, a setback so decisive that the strategic loss could be neither repaired nor ignored.

Defeat in the present confrontation with Iran will be of an entirely different character. It can neither be repaired nor ignored. There will be no return to the status quo ante, no ultimate American triumph that will undo or overcome the harm done. The Strait of Hormuz will not be “open,” as it once was. With control of the strait, Iran emerges as the key player in the region and one of the key players in the world. The roles of China and Russia, as Iran’s allies, are strengthened; the role of the United States, substantially diminished. Far from demonstrating American prowess, as supporters of the war have repeatedly claimed, the conflict has revealed an America that is unreliable and incapable of finishing what it started. That is going to set off a chain reaction around the world as friends and foes adjust to America’s failure.

Even if Trump were to carry out his threat to destroy Iran’s “civilization” through more bombing, Iran would still be able to launch many missiles and drones before its regime went down—assuming it did go down. Just a few successful strikes could cripple the region’s oil and gas infrastructure for years if not decades, throwing the world, and the United States, into a prolonged economic crisis. Even if Trump wanted to bomb Iran as part of an exit strategy—looking tough as a way of masking his retreat—he can’t do that without risking this catastrophe."

And then Trump pulls one out of the Bush's Iraq War Playbook:
"Either you are with us or you are with the terrorists."

I guess I'm "with the terrorists Iranians" as I'm 100% against the folly of this Israeli-First adventurism that Trump has dragged the United States and the entire world's economy into. It's past time for the US to stop provoking wars across the globe and instead become an economic player and trade partner with the rest of the world - and not at the end of a gun.

Blaming Trump first is backwards. Iran isn’t exactly the neighborhood lemonade stand, it’s a state sponsor of terrorism funding proxies all over the region.

Same with trade in 2025, the U.S. bought about $91B from Thailand while Thailand only bought about $20B from the USA.

That’s not exactly “fair and balanced,” unless Fox News is doing the accounting.

So what changed? Thailand is now agreeing to remove tariffs on about 99% of U.S. goods. That’s why tariffs can work, they create leverage!

Trump’s approach is simple: stop rewarding bad actors, whether it’s hostile regimes or trade partners gaming the system. For decades, America let too many “free trade” deals work better for everyone else than for American workers.

13 hours ago, JBChiangRai said:

Clearly you're a Trump supporter, how would you feel about him stopping or postponing the mid-terms?

Would you be happy for any President to derail democracy?

This “Trump is stopping the midterms” stuff is political fan fiction.

The President doesn’t have the constitutional authority to cancel federal elections. States run elections and Congress sets the schedule.

People are confusing legal fights over voting rules and election security with “Trump is ending democracy.” Those are not the same thing.

Every election cycle we hear “this is the end of democracy,” and somehow democracy keeps showing up to work the next morning.

13 hours ago, FolkGuitar said:

The man is delusional, and because of it, his aides have been keeping him OUT of the Situation Room, feeding his delusions, giving him only positive comments so he doesn't get too upset. He has no real idea of what is going on.
The man started a war without any thought to the worldwide repercussions, and is now stuck between a rock and a hard place, with no positive, viable actions available to him. All he can do is back off... but he will not. And THAT is the biggest problem the world faces right now. We all suffer so he can fuel his ego,
Americans, even Republican Americans, are quickly realizing the mistakes they made by voting him into office.

This sounds more like political fan fiction and not reality!

Let's be real, Trump is constantly in front of cameras, taking questions from reporters doing interviews and speaking publicly, often multiple times a day.

We know you guys hate him, but claiming he has “no idea what’s going on” is hard to sell after four years of watching Biden struggle through scripted appearances and limited press access.

Also, calling every military action “starting a war for his ego” ignores the actual issue.

I guess you don't understand that Iran has funded terrorist proxies and destabilized the region for decades!

Pretending the world was peaceful until Trump showed up is delusional.

And the “Americans regret voting for him” line gets repeated every election cycle. The reality is millions voted for stronger borders, tougher foreign policy and leaders who put American interests first instead of apologizing for them!

53 minutes ago, ericthai said:

Blaming Trump first is backwards. Iran isn’t exactly the neighborhood lemonade stand, it’s a state sponsor of terrorism funding proxies all over the region.

Same with trade in 2025, the U.S. bought about $91B from Thailand while Thailand only bought about $20B from the USA.

That’s not exactly “fair and balanced,” unless Fox News is doing the accounting.

So what changed? Thailand is now agreeing to remove tariffs on about 99% of U.S. goods. That’s why tariffs can work, they create leverage!

Trump’s approach is simple: stop rewarding bad actors, whether it’s hostile regimes or trade partners gaming the system. For decades, America let too many “free trade” deals work better for everyone else than for American workers.

Is American wine of the list - that would be great news if we over winter next year ?

7 minutes ago, beautifulthailand99 said:

Is American wine of the list - that would be great news if we over winter next year ?

ok, let me make a small correction on the Thailand tariff issue: U.S. wine already got a big break before the new 99% tariff framework.

Thailand eliminated import tariffs on wine back in 2024, which helped U.S. wine enter duty-free.

This helped but Thailand still has excise taxes, 7% VAT, importer costs, and retail markups.

So yes, tariffs matter and Trump’s tariff pressure created leverage on broader trade, but wine prices in Thailand are still affected by more than just import tariffs.

Sadly, the government always finds a way to stay invited to happy hour.

15 hours ago, Wingate said:

I would say that calling his goobers to DC for 6 January 2021, sending them to the Capitol knowing full well they would be violent (unless MAGAs want to argue Trump is way too dumb to know they would be violent), trying to force the SecState of Georgia to alter votes, trying to install fake electors, and stealing highly classified documents that jeopardize US national security by being in the open constitute "virtual treason".

“Virtual treason” is a political slogan, not a legal category.

If we’re talking law, treason has a very specific constitutional definition: levying war against the United States, or giving aid and comfort to its enemies. None of the things you listed were charged as treason.

January 6 was serious, and people were convicted of real crimes, but continuously call everything “treason” just turns legal terms into partisan rhetoric.

The Georgia call, alternate-elector dispute and classified-documents case are separate legal/political issues, not treason charges.

You can argue Trump acted irresponsibly or even unlawfully without pretending every controversy equals treason. Words matter.

however, If the standard is “things I think were dangerous or wrong,” then say that.

But don’t dress it up as treason when the actual law does not support that label.

And one last thing, the idea that roughly 1,500 people were realistically going to overthrow the entire U.S. government while largely unarmed is exactly the kind of exaggerated narrative pushed by partisan media rather than a serious assessment of the facts.

9 hours ago, ericthai said:

This “Trump is stopping the midterms” stuff is political fan fiction.

The President doesn’t have the constitutional authority to cancel federal elections. States run elections and Congress sets the schedule.

People are confusing legal fights over voting rules and election security with “Trump is ending democracy.” Those are not the same thing.

Every election cycle we hear “this is the end of democracy,” and somehow democracy keeps showing up to work the next morning.

There is more than one way to stop the mid-terms. Stop does not necessarily mean permanently.

What we have seen with Trump is creep. If we had asked Trump supporters at the beginning of his reign whether it would be acceptable to them if he attacked 9 countries, went to war with Iran, went after Greenland, supported Russia against Ukraine, took revenge on those who crossed him etc, they would probably have said No. I believe DJT has no intention of allowing his power to be removed whatsoever and I am interested in knowing what "far" is "too far" regarding his creep.

Would stopping the mid-terms be too far?

9 hours ago, ericthai said:

Words matter.

however, If the standard is “things I think were dangerous or wrong,” then say that.

But don’t dress it up as treason when the actual law does not support that label.

Lol, look at the title of the thread. Your continued defense of trump while pretending to be impartial and to look at things with a clear mind is getting tiresome and shown nonsense post after post.

And "it’s a state sponsor of terrorism funding proxies all over the region.", that's exactly what the US is doing.

Oddly no ‘embedded news reporters’ anywhere near this illegal Israeli/US war of aggression against Iran.

20 hours ago, Eric Loh said:

Taiwan is watching his visit with much concern. Weapons sales to Taiwan opposed by China will most likely to be discussed. US is bound by law to provide Taiwan with the means to defend itself. Trump has already announced an US$11 billion weapons package for Taiwan. Will Trump watered down the package to appease Xi in return for rare earth. Trump has disregard for pledges and has no moral compass. He may sell out Taiwan for his own interest quid pro quo. Hope he don't but that asking for too much with Trump's eccentricism.

He has already put the Taiwan arms sale on hold. I expect that it's a bargaining chip. Xi cannot abide a successful democratic Chinese society, i.e. Taiwan.

19 hours ago, Jingthing said:

Yeah I do see Trump as kind of an enemy agent in the white house,

No actual enemy could have even dreamed of doing so much possibly permanent damage to the USA as well as it's international brand in such a short time,

Still shocking that 30 percent of Americans still support his hot mess of a regime.

I think that he should be recognized as the antipresident.

12 hours ago, ericthai said:

“Virtual treason” is a political slogan, not a legal category.

If we’re talking law, treason has a very specific constitutional definition: levying war against the United States, or giving aid and comfort to its enemies. None of the things you listed were charged as treason.

January 6 was serious, and people were convicted of real crimes, but continuously call everything “treason” just turns legal terms into partisan rhetoric.

The Georgia call, alternate-elector dispute and classified-documents case are separate legal/political issues, not treason charges.

You can argue Trump acted irresponsibly or even unlawfully without pretending every controversy equals treason. Words matter.

however, If the standard is “things I think were dangerous or wrong,” then say that.

But don’t dress it up as treason when the actual law does not support that label.

And one last thing, the idea that roughly 1,500 people were realistically going to overthrow the entire U.S. government while largely unarmed is exactly the kind of exaggerated narrative pushed by partisan media rather than a serious assessment of the facts.

"alternate-elector dispute"

Fake electors plot, not "alternate" 😂

Interesting that the Trump supporters have all packed up and left the discussion. I guess the overwhelming factual arguments by the "leftists" (anyone who doesn't worship Trump's every misstep) on this discussion was too much for them. Keep up the good work!

On 5/13/2026 at 4:53 AM, webfact said:

President Donald Trump has accused parts of the US news media of committing “virtual treason” by suggesting that Iran is performing well in the ongoing war, saying such reports provide encouragement to an enemy of the United States.

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In a post on the social media platform Truth Social on Tuesday, Trump said media outlets describing Iranian military success were spreading false information and undermining the country during wartime.

“When the Fake News says that the Iranian enemy is doing well, militarily, against us, it’s virtual TREASON,” Trump wrote.

President criticises coverage of conflict

He described such reporting as “false” and “preposterous” and said it could give Iran “false hope when none should exist”.

Trump also accused journalists of helping the enemy by repeating claims about Iranian battlefield performance. “They are aiding and abetting the enemy,” he wrote, adding that some Americans reporting the news were “rooting against our country”.

Definition of treason under US law

Under the United States Constitution, treason is defined narrowly. It applies to individuals who wage war against the United States or who provide aid and comfort to its enemies while owing allegiance to the country.

The president did not suggest that specific individuals or organisations should face legal charges, but his comments reflect a long-running dispute between his administration and major news outlets over coverage of the conflict.

In the same post, Trump repeated earlier claims that US military operations had severely weakened Iran’s armed forces. He said Iran’s naval and air capabilities had been largely destroyed and claimed that leaders in Tehran “are no longer with us”, although he did not provide further details.

Trump has consistently argued that US forces, alongside Israel, have achieved significant military successes against Iran since fighting began.

Ongoing tensions with the media

The president’s criticism of the press has intensified since the start of the war between the United States, Israel and Iran. Trump has repeatedly accused news organisations of misrepresenting the conflict and undermining public confidence in US military efforts.

Earlier this year, the chair of the Federal Communications Commission, Brendan Carr, warned that broadcast licences could be reviewed after Trump accused some outlets of spreading inaccurate reports about the war.

Carr, who was appointed during Trump’s administration, said at the time that the regulator had authority to examine whether broadcasters were meeting their obligations.

The comments were part of a broader confrontation between the White House and sections of the media over the accuracy and tone of reporting about the conflict.

Despite the criticism, US news organisations have continued to report on battlefield developments and statements from officials on all sides of the war.

Trump’s latest remarks underline the ongoing political tension surrounding coverage of the conflict, as the administration continues to defend its military strategy and challenge reporting it considers unfavourable.

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The claim that the Iranians are defeated, yet the Iranians still control the Straight of Hormuz while the Americas look on and can not do anything about it.

We believed you. 😀

On 5/13/2026 at 9:38 PM, ericthai said:

Blaming Trump first is backwards. Iran isn’t exactly the neighborhood lemonade stand, it’s a state sponsor of terrorism funding proxies all over the region.

Same with trade in 2025, the U.S. bought about $91B from Thailand while Thailand only bought about $20B from the USA.

That’s not exactly “fair and balanced,” unless Fox News is doing the accounting.

So what changed? Thailand is now agreeing to remove tariffs on about 99% of U.S. goods. That’s why tariffs can work, they create leverage!

Trump’s approach is simple: stop rewarding bad actors, whether it’s hostile regimes or trade partners gaming the system. For decades, America let too many “free trade” deals work better for everyone else than for American workers.

"Same with trade in 2025, the U.S. bought about $91B from Thailand while Thailand only bought about $20B from the USA."

So on a pro-rata basis Thailand actually bought more from the USA than the USA bought from Thailand, you forgot to take into account the population of the USA is 5.4 time larger than Thailand's.