In fairness to The Dearest Donald, he said he’d make a decision about attacking Iran “within two weeks” and would delay for “up to two weeks.” He apparently did not say he would wait the full two weeks.
In fairness to The Dearest Donald, he said he’d make a decision about attacking Iran “within two weeks” and would delay for “up to two weeks.” He apparently did not say he would wait the full two weeks.
That wording now seems like an intentional formulation that would probably fool Iran (and others) into thinking he intended to wait the full two weeks. Credit to Trump for maintaining the element of surprise.
As I’ve stated in other comments, my biggest concern is that Trump will use this “crisis” as a justification for claiming even more extraordinary domestic emergency powers. Trump has learned that he can manufacture a crisis and use the manufactured crisis to expand his emergency authorities—and that SCOTUS will let him do it. It’s an extremely troubling pattern, which The Dearest Donald might use to remain in office after January 2029.
In fairness to The Dearest Donald, he said he’d make a decision about attacking Iran “within two weeks” and would delay for “up to two weeks.” He apparently did not say he would wait the full two weeks.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/two-weeks-notice-trumps-deadline-iran-familiar-one-rcna214089
https://www.cnn.com/2025/06/20/politics/trump-iran-two-week-pause-analysis
That wording now seems like an intentional formulation that would probably fool Iran (and others) into thinking he intended to wait the full two weeks. Credit to Trump for maintaining the element of surprise.
As I’ve stated in other comments, my biggest concern is that Trump will use this “crisis” as a justification for claiming even more extraordinary domestic emergency powers. Trump has learned that he can manufacture a crisis and use the manufactured crisis to expand his emergency authorities—and that SCOTUS will let him do it. It’s an extremely troubling pattern, which The Dearest Donald might use to remain in office after January 2029.