# Trump's address to the nation about the war in Iran **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Tags:** trump\ **Created:** [April 2, 2026, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-address-to-the-nation-about-the-war-in-iran/1028947 "2026-04-02T00:14:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Der\_Trihs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/der_trihs/32/233_2.png) [@Der\_Trihs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Der_Trihs)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2026, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-address-to-the-nation-about-the-war-in-iran/1028947/21 "2026-04-02T02:29:03Z")
> [@ThelmaLou](#): > > By whom? Who can tell him what to do? He’s long been known to have a tendency to be easily convinced by whomever talked to him last. It only endures until the next person convinces him to do something else, but that would be long enough to get him to do an incoherent speech. ---
**Author:** ![wolfpup](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpup/32/10618_2.png) [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2026, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-address-to-the-nation-about-the-war-in-iran/1028947/22 "2026-04-02T02:44:25Z")
I didn’t watch it, but I noticed that the CNN website had a running commentary from pundits, who were basically saying that there was nothing new there whatsoever, and it sounded like he was just reading – in a tired voice – a bunch of his Truth Social posts strung together. Truly, the man is an inspiration. 🙄 ---
**Author:** ![wguy123](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wguy123/32/3161_2.png) [@wguy123](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wguy123)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2026, 4:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-address-to-the-nation-about-the-war-in-iran/1028947/23 "2026-04-02T04:30:39Z")
> [@wolfpup](#): > > Truly, the man is an inspiration. 🙄 Looks like the markets responded accordingly! With that said, I don’t get how they respond positively to his “Iran war over in 2-3 weeks” message. Like, haven’t you noticed his 2 weeks means NEVER? ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2026, 5:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-address-to-the-nation-about-the-war-in-iran/1028947/24 "2026-04-02T05:19:04Z")
> [@wolfpup](#): > > I didn’t watch it, but I noticed that the CNN website had a running commentary from pundits, who were basically saying that there was nothing new there whatsoever, and it sounded like he was just reading – in a tired voice – a bunch of his Truth Social posts strung together. I’m surprised he didn’t close by saying “Thank you for your attention to this matter”. ---
**Author:** ![DesertDog](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/desertdog/32/11503_2.png) [@DesertDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DesertDog)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2026, 10:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-address-to-the-nation-about-the-war-in-iran/1028947/25 "2026-04-02T10:10:01Z")
> [@wolfpup](#): > > Truly, the man is an inspiration. He _does_ make me suck in my breath. ---
**Author:** ![Monty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/monty/32/47_2.png) [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2026, 11:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-address-to-the-nation-about-the-war-in-iran/1028947/26 "2026-04-02T11:47:34Z")
> [@wolfpup](#): > > Truly, the man is an inspiration. Truly, the man is an _insipidity_. ---
**Author:** ![whitetho](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/whitetho/32/1059_2.png) [@whitetho](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/whitetho)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2026, 11:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-address-to-the-nation-about-the-war-in-iran/1028947/27 "2026-04-02T11:50:05Z")
My question is, does: “We are going to hit them extremely hard over the next two to three weeks. We are going to bring them back to the stone ages where they belong.” mean carpet-bombing of civilian targets? ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2026, 12:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-address-to-the-nation-about-the-war-in-iran/1028947/28 "2026-04-02T12:06:27Z")
> [@wguy123](#): > > With that said, I don’t get how they respond positively to his “Iran war over in 2-3 weeks” message. Like, haven’t you noticed his 2 weeks means NEVER? The speculators don’t care as long as the numbers go up and down so they can make money. The ultimate outcome is irrelevant. ---
**Author:** ![Der\_Trihs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/der_trihs/32/233_2.png) [@Der\_Trihs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Der_Trihs)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2026, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-address-to-the-nation-about-the-war-in-iran/1028947/29 "2026-04-03T01:37:08Z")
> [@whitetho](#): > > My question is, does: “We are going to hit them extremely hard over the next two to three weeks. We are going to bring them back to the stone ages where they belong.” mean carpet-bombing of civilian targets? Trump being Trump, it could mean anything from “We’re going to bomb them all” to “Huh? Shiny!”. He didn’t value truth or facts even _before_ he started falling into dementia. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-address-to-the-nation-about-the-war-in-iran/1028947.md?page=1)