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'Scumbags!': Trump's 'expletive'-riddled temper tantrum leaked to WSJ
Trump’s Iran War Is Not a Misfire. It’s the Job.The power was always hisAccording to the Wall Street Journal, Trump erupted in the Oval Office over the war in Iran, called Iranian leaders “scumbags” and “lunatics,” and raged that a conflict he expected to finish in weeks has instead dragged on, raised prices, sunk approval, and killed more than a dozen U.S. service members. That is the basic context. The political meaning is simpler: Trump launched a war without Congressional permission, set a fake deadline, and is now furious that reality did not obey his fantasy.The decision was not…
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