Welcome to Thursday’s edition of Washington Secrets. Today, we analyze Donald Trump’s Iran speech and what it says about his ability to manipulate the media. Plus, will the Supreme Court become the model for the White House ballroom ceiling? And why are Republicans boosting a Democratic candidate in Nebraska?
The pundits had assembled in panels of journalists (all newly minted experts on Iran) and generals and ambassadors.
The pre-show was running from noon. White House correspondents breathlessly anticipated a new, more kinetic phase in the war … or an end to hostilities … or something else entirely. They all agreed he would use the speech to beat up on NATO.
And then President Donald Trump walked down the cross hall of the White House to deliver his first address to the nation since launching his war on Iran 33 days earlier.
“My fellow Americans,” he began.
This is what we learned:
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