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All Former Presidents’ Aides Refute Trump’s Claim of Consulting ‘Former President’ on Iran Strikes

Denials from the Clinton, Bush, Obama, Biden teams leave his assertion unverified.

Overview

  • Trump said he spoke with a former president who told him, "I wish I did it," in reference to authorizing strikes in Iran.
  • CNN reporters said aides for all four living former presidents reported no conversations with Trump about Iran.
  • Pressed by Fox NewsPeter Doocy, Trump denied speaking with George W. Bush and declined to confirm calls with Bill Clinton or Barack Obama.
  • Media reports describe deadly outcomes from the U.S.-Israel strikes, including reports of Iranian leader Ali Khamenei’s death and an elementary-school strike that killed at least 175 people, with some reporting pointing to a U.S. Tomahawk missile that Trump disputes.
  • CNN’s Kate Bedingfield mocked Trump’s claim during on-air commentary, and a Quinnipiac poll found 53% of Americans oppose the war in Iran.