Critics pounce on Trump’s refusal to address his failed 'ceasefire'
Source: Alternet.org · Bias: Left
Summary
President Donald Trump said Friday night that the Iranian/U.S. ceasefire is underway and that both nations are making progress toward a long-term agreement, but critics are calling out Trump for ducking questions suggesting otherwise.CBS News Olivia Larinaldi asked Trump during a Saturday press event to comment on a U.K.’s Maritime Trade Operations Centre report that Iranian gunboats are firing on oil tankers. But rather than address the question, Trump smugly muttered to her “out.”Social media critics expressed skepticism about Trump's claims regarding the Iran ceasefire and U.S. military operations.“Out,” repeated CBS Chief Foreign Affairs Correspondent Margaret Brennen.“I thought Trump said the war was over, we won, the strait was open, and they were giving up their uranium,” posted another critic.“When Donald Trump refuses to answer while ships are under fire it only raises more questions about what Washington already knows and what comes next,” commented still another.Trump declared at a Friday TPUSA event that Iran had agreed to virtually all of his demands to end its nuclear program forever, and that “No money will exchange hands in any way, shape or form” to assure the ceasefire.However, on Saturday, Iran's military operational command, Khatam Al-Anbiya, derailed Trump’s victory lap by calling the ongoing U.S. blockade of the Strait of Hormuz “piracy,” and declaring the region back under the strict control of Iran’s armed forces.Some critics appeared miffed at Trump’s self-satisfied face as he blew off legitimate questions about the status of his so-called ceasefire.“What a thin-skinned little s——,” one commenter said after viewing CBS News’ side-by-side video of Larinaldi’s inquiry and Trump’s expression of indifference.
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