On Day 176 of War of Whimsy, Trump conducts master class in Unhinged Irrationality

 

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Headline: New York Times, 8/17/2026

Luke Broadwater reports on the latest round of empty threats from the Orange Menace:

As a crumbling truce with Iran officially collapsed on Monday, President Trump signaled his frustration at his inability to resolve a war that he started but cannot seem to end. 

In an interview with Fox News, the president lashed out at an American ally, Oman, that has been trying to mediate negotiations with Iran. 

“If Oman gets in the way, we’ll bomb the shit out of them,” Mr. Trump said in a phone interview, according to Fox News’s Trey Yingst.

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