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  "publishedAt": "2026-03-02T14:16:05.000Z",
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  "tags": [
    "Breaking News",
    "Politics",
    "Republican Party",
    "Donald Trump",
    "Foreign Policy",
    "Middle East",
    "Islamic Republic of Iran",
    "Iran",
    "Military",
    "American military",
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  "textContent": "President Donald Trump dodged questions about his illegal war with Iran to praise two new statues in his paved-over Rose Garden.\n\nArriving back at the White House Sunday evening, Trump was peppered with questions from reporters about his illegal—and sudden—aerial bombing campaign in Iran. But Trump declined to answer, and turned his attention instead to some new statues of Thomas Jefferson and Benjamin Franklin in the Rose Garden, CNN reported.\n\n“What are the objectives for Iran?” asked one reporter.\n\n“Mr. President, who do you want to lead Iran?” asked another.\n\n“Unbelieveable statutes, you see,” Trump mused. “Unbelievable statues.”\n\nTrump then wandered away, as the reporters continued to shout questions after him. “Mr. President, what’s your message to the families of the service members who were killed?”\n\nNo response came.\n\nTrump’s refusal to answer questions betrays more than a total lack of leadership—it reveals his complete lack of compassion for the American people, who overwhelmingly disapprove of a war with Iran.\n\nSpeaking Sunday in a pretaped video about three U.S. soldiers killed in the attack, Trump said, “Sadly, there will likely be more before it ends. That’s the way it is.”\n\nU.S. Central Command confirmed Monday that a fourth service member died due to injuries sustained in the operation.\n\nMore than 550 people were killed during a series of U.S. and Israeli strikes in Iran, including 150 people, many of whom were children, at a girls’ elementary school.",
  "title": "Trump Uses Questions on Iran Attack to Hype Up His Latest Renovations"
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