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4 living former presidents deny giving Trump their blessing to bomb Iran

Mar 17, 2026Far Left

Aides to all four living former presidents confirmed to CNN on Monday that none spoke with President Donald Trump about his Iran bombing campaign, contradicting Trump's Oval Office claim. Trump stated he discussed the strikes with an unnamed former president who allegedly approved the operation and wished he had authorized it himself. But the president…

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Donald Trump can’t back up his claim that an ex-president supported his decision to wage war on Iran.All four living former presidents denied speaking to Trump recently, NBC News reports. A George W. Bush aide told the news outlet that “they haven’t been in touch,” and one of Bill Clinton’s aides said that Trump couldn’t have been referring to the…

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