Trump has made more than 200 posts on Truth Social since Iran attacks began – less than 20 percent were about the war
President Donald Trump has posted more than 200 times on Truth Social since the U.S. and Israel began bombing Iran 9 days ago, but less than 20 percent of the posts were about the war, according to a report.
As the U.S. launched missiles into Iran in “Operation Epic Fury,” Trump has largely used his social media platform to continue railing against his political foes, make allegations of voter fraud, tout his $400 million ballroom and promote the “Save America Act.”
“The Genius Act is being threatened and undermined by the Banks, and that is unacceptable — We are not going to allow it. The U.S. needs to get Market Structure done, ASAP. Americans should earn more money on their money,” Trump wrote on Truth Social on March 3 as the bombings continued. “The Banks are hitting record profits, and we are not going to allow them to undermine our powerful Crypto Agenda that will end up going to China, and other Countries if we don’t get The Clarity Act taken care of.
Of the 215 posts he shared on Truth Social since announcing the start of the war on February 28, fewer than one in five were about Iran, according to analysis byThe Washington Post.
Pundits have often commented that Trump’s Truth Social posting sprees offer a glimpse into the state of the president’s psyche.
The newspaper noted that Trump’s communication style via Truth Social enables him to connect with his base in a way his opponents and predecessors have not, but his “lack of visible effort” to justify the war is not without risk.
Trump and the White House faced criticism last week for offering conflicting and rapidly evolving rationale for why Iran presented such an imminent threat to U.S. forces and their allies across the Middle East that the use of military force was necessary.
The war has already split Trump’s MAGA base, with prominent figures such as Megyn Kelly and Tucker Carlson arguing the military action is not “America First.”
“I don’t yet see the effort by the administration to forge a non-MAGA coalition of support for this, but that could come if the war becomes more arduous and costly,” Peter Feaver, a former adviser on national security strategy to President George W. Bush, told the Post.
While Trump has devoted a significant amount of his time in the past week to managing the war, over on Truth Social, he has claimed that the Save America Act — legislation that would require voters to present a passport or birth certificate when registering — is “all people care about,” hurled insults at comedian Bill Maher and complained that concerns about rising gas prices are “foolish.”
“It’s not the Save Act, it’s The Save America Act! A MUCH better, and more important, name!!! President DJT,” Trump wrote on Truth Social Sunday night.
“Rich Goldberg was GREAT on Mark Levin tonight. Two guys who really get it! Thank you both. President DJT,” the president also wrote on Sunday.
A Marist poll conducted on March 6 found that 56 percent of Americans oppose U.S. military action in Iran. At the same time, the public has major concerns about affordability, with over half of voters describing health care, a new car and a weeklong vacation as unaffordable, according to a late February Ipsos survey.
Trump said he wasn’t concerned about rising gas prices and the economy when asked by reporters Saturday, as he described the war in Iran as a “short excursion.”
