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BREAKING NEWS: Trump is furious again. CNN printed a statement from Iran saying the US had suffered “an undeniable, historic, and crushing defeat”.
So the US President just uploaded a rant attacking CNN for “fake news”. He wrote: “The alleged Statement put out by CNN World News is a FRAUD, as CNN well knows.”
A probe has been launched, Trump added. “Authorities are looking to determine whether or not a crime was committed…”
Trump pointed to a different statement from the Iranian government, a shorter text saying that if attacks are halted, defensive operations will stop, and passage through the Strait will be possible for a two week period.
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THE REAL STORY
What’s the real story? When CNN checked back with Iran government contacts, they confirmed the statement they printed was true.
So both are real.
Trump is upset because the one CNN printed had a gloating tone that humiliated the US. The Iranian message said: “The enemy, in its unfair, unlawful, and criminal war against the Iranian nation, has suffered an undeniable, historic, and crushing defeat.”
It added: “Our hands remain on the trigger, and at the slightest mistake by the enemy, a full-force response will be delivered.”
Trump naturally favored the more formal alternative.
Other outlets also printed the “crushing defeat” text.
However, the Trump-appointed FCC chairman, Brendan Carr, took his bosses’ side and just issued a threat. “Time for change at CNN,” he wrote.
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