In his first remarks since the U.S. and Israel began the Iran airstrikes on Saturday, Donald Trump told reporters the attack could last “four to five weeks,” but “we have capability to go far longer than that.”
Trump then pivoted his attention to the gold drapes in the room.
Trump: “We have right from the beginning projected 4 to 5 weeks, but we have capability to go far longer than that. We’ll do whatever. Somebody said, ‘the president will get bored.’ I don’t get bored. There’s nothing boring about this.” pic.twitter.com/yOa2ISve1K
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) March 2, 2026
From the New York Times (gift link):
Trump enumerated four objectives of the war: destroying Iran’s missile capabilities, “annihilating” its navy, preventing Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons and ensuring that “the Iranian regime” cannot continue to fund regional proxies.
Trump said one reason for the attack was that Iran “would have missiles capable of reaching our beautiful America.” American intelligence agencies believe Iran was probably years away from having missiles that can hit the United States.
After just a few minutes, Trump has moved on from his war in Iran to the curtains he’s picked out for the White House and his new ballroom. “I picked those drapes in my first term,” he says. “I always liked gold.”
Read more updates at the New York Times.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth became argumentative when asked a question to clarify one of Trump’s remarks.
Americans are getting killed in his war of choice and this addled psycho is going on about the drapes https://t.co/EQyKQRKkS9
— Krystal Ball (@krystalball) March 2, 2026
Trump: “Finally, we honor one more soldier, a fallen warria of world. Of wars.” pic.twitter.com/D3HaUvCN1G
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) March 2, 2026
Hegseth: “I heard the question about 4 weeks. It’s the typical NBC gotcha-type question. President Trump has all the latitude in the world to talk about how long it may or may not take. 4 weeks, 2 weeks, 6 weeks. It could move up, it could move back. We’re gonna execute at his… pic.twitter.com/327kmwNnTa
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) March 2, 2026
New polling by CNN/SSRS shows 59% disapprove of the military action in Iran, and 60% don’t believe Trump has a clear plan for handling the Iran situation.
Nearly 6 in 10 Americans disapprove of the US decision to take military action in Iran, as most say a long-term military conflict between the two nations is likely, according to a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS. https://t.co/fMI7ZpFIbP pic.twitter.com/1adaFBAml4
— CNN (@CNN) March 2, 2026
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