US President Donald Trump is thinking of sending US armed forces to support Israel in attacks on Iran. And possibly start a new war. His decision is largely made by the Fox news influenced warlike reporting. The president’s favorite broadcaster presents a parade of moderators, guests and commentators. The loud war and change of regime demand.
According to a government official and another confidante of the president, Trump intensified intensive Fox news consumption will be willing to become a direct military confrontation with Iran.
“Wow” – Trump fascinated by Israeli air strikes
This represents a remarkable change in Trump’s attitude. In the past few weeks, he had preferred diplomatic solutions with Iran. And even privately indicated, Israel’s head of government Benjamin Netanyahu tries to draw the United States into an open war. But as sources opposite Rolling Stone report, Trump has recently been enthusiastic about the militant Iran reporting at FOX. And the pictures of Israeli air strikes. “Wow”, he is said to have commented on a confidante. He was impressed by the supposed power of the Israeli operations. Trump also said in a small circle how impressed and is currently optimistic about a military operation against Tehran.
Trump has long staged himself as a president of peace. In contrast to interventionist republicans like George W. Bush. But this episode shows that Trump can definitely fall into a warfare mode that even exceeds neo -conservative hardliners.
Fox News: “Be all-in, President Trump”
“This is a stupid and invented story,” explains press spokeswoman for the White House, Anna Kelly, opposite Rolling Stone. “President Trump listens to experts within the government. And is in constant exchange with his national security team. Ultimately, he makes the decisions that he believes that they protect the Americans.”
In the past few days, Senator Lindsey Graham comments have been seen on Fox News. The several direct US engagement in the conflict between Israel and Iran. “We now have the chance to eliminate a threat to the state of Israel once and for all. By replacing this regime with a better thing. I think the biggest winner of this change would be the Iranian citizens,” said Graham on Monday with Sean Hannity.
At one point, Graham turned directly to the president: “Be fully there, President Trump, help Israel to eliminate the nuclear threat. If we have to deliver bombs, do so. If we have to fly together with Israel – carry out joint operations.”
On Tuesday, Graham appeared in the FOX broadcast America Reports and was confident: “President Trump understands which threat of Ayatollah not only represents for Israel, but also for us. In the end, he will help Israel to end the job-this will not require weapons that does not have weapons, and possibly common military operations.”
Trump wants recognition for Israeli blows
On Tuesday, the New York Times reported that Trump contacted reporter reporter after the exuberant FOX reporting on Israel, to indicate that he had divided the surprising attacks on Iranian nuclear systems. In addition, he had announced that he now tends to bring the United States more into conflict.
According to Rolling Stone, the President also enthusiastically spoke internally about FOX segments in which network sizes supported its strength and military power. At the same time, he criticized former allies such as ex-Fox star Tucker Carlson, who had spoken out against his willingness to war in confidential conversations.
Propaganda with effect – FOX again influences foreign policy again
The influence of FOX news producers on Trump’s considerations of war and peace is terrifying-if not surprisingly. The broadcaster already supported the devastating Iraq war under George W. Bush in the early 2000s. And even today the impulse for the war is unbroken.
During Trump’s first term in office, supporters of military missions were specifically booked by Fox – knowing that Trump consumed the broadcaster excessively – to attack him directly via the camera, such as in Syria.
In his second term, FOX News became increasingly a recruitment pool for Trump administration. Trump promoted several personalities of the broadcaster to high government offices, including Defense Minister Pete Hegseth. FOX presenter Jeanine Pirro was recently appointed US Prosecutor for the District of Columbia. Pirro is considered a pronounced warminger in the Middle East and asked in a notorious comment in 2015: “She bombs her, bombing it, and then bombing it again.”
Working drums on television
In the past few days, FOX personalities have once again been attacking aggressive tones. In a monologue on Sunday evening, moderator Mark Levin shouted his audience: “This is good against evil. Either you are a patriotic American who stands behind the president, the commander -in -chief, or you are not.” Levin continued that he was Powers Act – who provides for the president to obtain the consent of the congress before entering the war – is a “unconstitutional law that wants to steal power to the president”. Trump must have the opportunity to wage war one -sided, otherwise “these primitive” could throw an atomic bomb on Detroit.
In a contribution on Tuesday, the former Delta-Force secretary service asked Brett Velicovich to call the audience to “bombed back to the negotiating table”, because “this region only understands power.” (According to the FOX biography, Velicovich is “Managing partner at Expert Drones/Dronepire Inc.”)
On the same day, Fox & Friends moderator Laurence Jones-completely irone-free-explained: “If we ever get into a conflict with Iran, he would be over in two days.” The transmitter showed computer-generated simulations of how bunker-breaking bombs of the Blu-109 bombs could be used to destroy Iranian infrastructure.
This is what the propaganda looks like, which is served every day to the extremely influential president of the United States.
“I’m still making a decision” – Trump’s warlust remains incalculable
On Thursday, with a ceremony for the unveiling of two large flag masts in the White House, Trump told his followers: “We are not looking for a long -term war.”
When asked whether he has already decided to join Israel’s offensive against Iran, Trump said: “Maybe I will do it. Maybe not. Nobody knows what I’m going to do.” Even if Trump continues to be incalculable – those who urge a new, unnecessary war know exactly where he gets his opinion from.