Overview
- Trump told reporters twice on Monday that a former president said "I wish I did it" about his decision to strike Iran, but he declined to name the person and said it was not George W. Bush.
- Representatives for Bill Clinton, Barack Obama and George W. Bush, along with a source regarding Joe Biden, said none had recently spoken with Trump about the Iran strikes.
- NBC News, the Associated Press, ABC News and Forbes each reported the denials after independently contacting the former presidents’ teams.
- The White House did not immediately respond to requests for comment on the unified pushback reported late Monday and into Tuesday.
- Trump hinted the person was a Democrat who "happens to like" him, but with all four denials on record the identity remains unverified and the claim stands unsupported.