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Every Living Former President Denies Trump’s Brazen Claim on Iran War

Mar 17, 2026Left

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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