‘Too many cooks’: Is flooding the zone hurting Trump’s Iran message?
What's the administration thinking here?
President Donald Trump has flooded the zone on Iran this week, deploying top administration officials to win over the public regarding the continuous military operation.
It’s a strategy Trump has employed for years, but this time around, some Republican insiders suggest that having “too many cooks in the kitchen” is hampering Trump’s ability to effectively sell his message to voters.
Trump himself personally appeared before the media twice in the immediate aftermath of the raid to capture Nicholas Maduro in Venezuela: first conducting a live interview by phone with Fox News, then holding a press conference in the afternoon. Cabinet officials also sat for interviews with multiple Sunday news programs.
However, Trump waited two days after the bombs started dropping after Operation Epic Fury to publicly field questions from reporters. One senior Republican strategist, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to speak candidly, told the Washington Examiner that the delay suggests Trump was in “wait and see mode.”
“I think that the way the raid went down in Venezuela, everything went so smoothly, that President Trump just wanted to get out and take credit, which he had every right to do,” the strategist suggested. “But Iran wasn’t so simple. We didn’t even know for sure that [Ayatollah Ali] Khamenei was dead until Saturday night, so I’d say it was smart, letting the dust settle a bit.”
Since Monday, in addition to Trump’s public appearances, Vice President JD Vance has done a prime-time interview on Iran, while Secretary of State Marco Rubio has spoken to reporters multiple times on Capitol Hill. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth and chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Dan Caine have held two joint press conferences at the Pentagon, the president’s senior negotiating team gave two background briefings on Saturday and Tuesday, and White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt is slated to brief reporters herself Wednesday afternoon. On top of all that, Trump has taken nearly two dozen brief phone interviews with outlets spanning the political spectrum.
Multiple GOP operatives with close ties to the White House believe that Trump’s team, with their drastically different messaging styles and ideological leanings, may be clouding the public’s understanding of the president’s strategy, timing, and goals for Iran.
Three veteran Republican strategists, two of whom were political appointees during Trump’s first term, told the Washington Examiner that the usually …
What's the administration thinking here?
President Donald Trump has flooded the zone on Iran this week, deploying top administration officials to win over the public regarding the continuous military operation.
It’s a strategy Trump has employed for years, but this time around, some Republican insiders suggest that having “too many cooks in the kitchen” is hampering Trump’s ability to effectively sell his message to voters.
Trump himself personally appeared before the media twice in the immediate aftermath of the raid to capture Nicholas Maduro in Venezuela: first conducting a live interview by phone with Fox News, then holding a press conference in the afternoon. Cabinet officials also sat for interviews with multiple Sunday news programs.
However, Trump waited two days after the bombs started dropping after Operation Epic Fury to publicly field questions from reporters. One senior Republican strategist, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to speak candidly, told the Washington Examiner that the delay suggests Trump was in “wait and see mode.”
“I think that the way the raid went down in Venezuela, everything went so smoothly, that President Trump just wanted to get out and take credit, which he had every right to do,” the strategist suggested. “But Iran wasn’t so simple. We didn’t even know for sure that [Ayatollah Ali] Khamenei was dead until Saturday night, so I’d say it was smart, letting the dust settle a bit.”
Since Monday, in addition to Trump’s public appearances, Vice President JD Vance has done a prime-time interview on Iran, while Secretary of State Marco Rubio has spoken to reporters multiple times on Capitol Hill. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth and chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Dan Caine have held two joint press conferences at the Pentagon, the president’s senior negotiating team gave two background briefings on Saturday and Tuesday, and White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt is slated to brief reporters herself Wednesday afternoon. On top of all that, Trump has taken nearly two dozen brief phone interviews with outlets spanning the political spectrum.
Multiple GOP operatives with close ties to the White House believe that Trump’s team, with their drastically different messaging styles and ideological leanings, may be clouding the public’s understanding of the president’s strategy, timing, and goals for Iran.
Three veteran Republican strategists, two of whom were political appointees during Trump’s first term, told the Washington Examiner that the usually …
‘Too many cooks’: Is flooding the zone hurting Trump’s Iran message?
What's the administration thinking here?
President Donald Trump has flooded the zone on Iran this week, deploying top administration officials to win over the public regarding the continuous military operation.
It’s a strategy Trump has employed for years, but this time around, some Republican insiders suggest that having “too many cooks in the kitchen” is hampering Trump’s ability to effectively sell his message to voters.
Trump himself personally appeared before the media twice in the immediate aftermath of the raid to capture Nicholas Maduro in Venezuela: first conducting a live interview by phone with Fox News, then holding a press conference in the afternoon. Cabinet officials also sat for interviews with multiple Sunday news programs.
However, Trump waited two days after the bombs started dropping after Operation Epic Fury to publicly field questions from reporters. One senior Republican strategist, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to speak candidly, told the Washington Examiner that the delay suggests Trump was in “wait and see mode.”
“I think that the way the raid went down in Venezuela, everything went so smoothly, that President Trump just wanted to get out and take credit, which he had every right to do,” the strategist suggested. “But Iran wasn’t so simple. We didn’t even know for sure that [Ayatollah Ali] Khamenei was dead until Saturday night, so I’d say it was smart, letting the dust settle a bit.”
Since Monday, in addition to Trump’s public appearances, Vice President JD Vance has done a prime-time interview on Iran, while Secretary of State Marco Rubio has spoken to reporters multiple times on Capitol Hill. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth and chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Dan Caine have held two joint press conferences at the Pentagon, the president’s senior negotiating team gave two background briefings on Saturday and Tuesday, and White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt is slated to brief reporters herself Wednesday afternoon. On top of all that, Trump has taken nearly two dozen brief phone interviews with outlets spanning the political spectrum.
Multiple GOP operatives with close ties to the White House believe that Trump’s team, with their drastically different messaging styles and ideological leanings, may be clouding the public’s understanding of the president’s strategy, timing, and goals for Iran.
Three veteran Republican strategists, two of whom were political appointees during Trump’s first term, told the Washington Examiner that the usually …
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