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Donald Trump’s Mystery Iran Claim About A Former President Falls Apart Fast

Mar 17, 2026Left

Representatives for the four living former presidents said none have been in touch with Trump recently.

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President Donald Trump told reporters on Monday that he recently spoke to a former U.S. president who told him he wishes he did what Trump is doing right now with his military campaign in Iran. All of the four former living presidents have denied they have had any such conversations with Trump. NBC Garrett Haake reports for TODAY from the White House.

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A CNN political insider floated a new theory on Monday about the "former president" that President Donald Trump claims he spoke to about his decision to strike Iran. Trump claimed during a press conference in the Oval Office that he had spoken with a "former president" who said he "wished" he had made the same decision to bomb Iran as the Trump…

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