Trump PANICS at NIGHT as He WAVES THE WHITE FLAG IN WAR!!!

Added: 2026-05-10

[00:00:00]Sprague and Mary Bruce live at the White House tonight. The president this evening and the evolution of his messaging on this, the US military operation in Iran. He's now saying, as we just heard, it's the duty and the burden of a free people, Mary.

[00:00:12]And David, there is no question that what we are seeing from the president is a shift in tone. Today saying we cannot allow Iran to quote extort the world.

[00:00:20]Some of the president's long-time supporters have real questions. They remember his words saying he would not start a war. Others in the president's party are all aboard. The big question now, how and when will the president make the case for this war to the American people as the strikes continue, David.

[00:00:38]>> Mary Bruce with us tonight as well.

[00:00:39]Thank you, Mary. Donald Trump looked completely worn down as he returned to the White House late last night after what officials described as a meeting connected to his golf tournament in Virginia. But the way he looked told a very different story. He did not look like a president coming back from a normal event. He looked shaken, drained, and defeated. Almost like someone who had just realized the situation was no longer under his control. According to this script, Trump has been outplayed by Iran, pressured by allies, cornered by regional powers, and forced into a position that looks less like leadership and more like surrender. Now, let's see why reports say Trump wants the Iran war to disappear before his China trip. Do you still plan to travel to Beijing at the end of this >> I don't know. We're [clears throat] working on that right now. I I I we're speaking to China. I'd love to.

[00:01:27]But because of the war, I want to be here. I have to be here, I feel.

[00:01:31]Um and so we've requested that we delay it a month or so. And and I'm looking forward to being with them. We have a very good relationship. But uh because of the war, there's no tricks to it either. It's just It's not like oh gee, I'm waiting.

[00:01:46]It's very simple. We got a war going on.

[00:01:50]I think it's important that I be here.

[00:01:52]Um So, it could be that we delay it a little bit. Is that not much, Peter?

[00:01:58]On one side, reports say Trump has grown bored with the war in Iran. Outside advisers are apparently telling the Atlantic that the conflict no longer holds his attention the way it once did, but Iran does not seem bored, desperate, or rushed. Iran appears comfortable letting the crisis continue because it believes it has time and leverage.

[00:02:15]Despite Trump's claims, Iran reportedly has many months before any real oil shortage pressure becomes urgent. On the other side, Bloomberg is reporting that Trump is now shifting his strategy wants the war with Iran to end before his trip to China. He wants to please Xi Jinping. He wants the problem to disappear. At this stage, his main goal appears to be reopening the Strait of Hormuz while pushing the nuclear negotiations into the future. This next part shows how Iran is using the Strait of Hormuz as leverage against Trump.

[00:02:46]What happens here in the Strait of Hormuz could shake markets, rattle economies, and potentially determine how long this war goes on.

[00:02:58]This is the fear. An oil tanker apparently hit by a drone off the coast of Oman. It's unclear who launched it, but attacks or threats of attacks could give Iran leverage in the face of American and Israeli bombs.

[00:03:14]>> as an oil tanker has been attacked in the Strait of Hormuz injuring four crew all >> This follows reports of three tankers attacked over the weekend in the Strait.

[00:03:24]It's tough But Iran is not giving Trump the easy exit he wants. Iran's position, according to this script, is that Trump will never receive a nuclear deal better than the one Iran offered during the Obama era. And now Iran believes it controls something even more powerful than nuclear material, the Strait of Hormuz. Iranian leaders are treating control over that passage as a form of leverage stronger than any bomb because the global economy depends on that route. That is why Trump looks trapped.

[00:03:51]Iran is not reacting Trump's schedule.

[00:03:53]Iran is making Trump wait, and the longer it drags on, the weaker he looks.

[00:03:58]Now, watch how Netanyahu and regional allies are reportedly pushing Trump toward escalation. I'm shifting our focus. [music] Tensions in the Gulf are escalating as oil and gas infrastructure comes under attack. Israeli strikes on Iran's South Pars gas field were followed by Iranian retaliation targeting Qatar's Ras Laffan, which is a key LNG hub shutting down about 17% of production.

[00:04:22]Brent crude has also surged to 110 to 115 dollars per barrel, raising supply concerns.

[00:04:30]Now, US President Donald Trump says that the war could end really soon, adding that the US is not deploying troops and advised Benjamin Netanyahu against hitting energy sites. At the same time, Trump is being squeezed from other directions. Netanyahu, the Saudis, and other Arab nations are reportedly pressuring him to take action because his decisions have left them exposed and weakened. Israel is allegedly telling Channel 12 News through senior government sources that a deal with Iran is unlikely because Trump appears weak.

[00:04:59]Israel has reportedly told the United States that if the war resumes, any renewed operation must include strikes on Iran's entire energy infrastructure within 24 hours. That would be a massive escalation, and once again, Netanyahu appears to be pushing Trump toward more destruction in a war that has already become catastrophic. Here is where Trump's silence after landing back at the White House becomes important. I think one thing President Trump is is very good at is always keeping all of his options on the table, and air strikes would be one of the many, many options that are on the table uh for the commander-in-chief. Diplomacy is always the first option for the president. He's told all of you last night that what you're hearing publicly from the Iranian regime is quite differently from the messages the administration is receiving privately, and I think the president has an interest in exploring those messages.

[00:05:47]However, with that said, um the president has shown he's unafraid to use military options if and when he deems necessary, and nobody knows that better than Iran.

[00:05:59]Several Arab countries, likely including Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and others are also reportedly supporting attacks on Iranian energy infrastructure. Israel has moved to maximum alert after the latest exchange of fire around the Strait of Hormuz. So, when Trump walked back into the White House looking shaken, maybe that was why. He is facing Iran's patience, Israel's pressure, Saudi anxiety, and global economic danger all at once. The White House press pool said Trump exited Marine One, waved to the press, raised his fist, and refused to answer shouted questions about whether he had heard from Iran that night. Earlier, he had tried to act like things were going well with Iran, but when reporters asked directly, he had no answer. Now, let's see how Iran publicly mocks Trump's messaging and expose the power shift.

[00:06:44]In the escalating war of words between America and Iran, Twitter is the battlefield with two key combatants. For America, tweeter-in-chief Donald Trump.

[00:06:53]For Iran, the country's American-educated Foreign Minister, Javad Zarif. This, his latest salvo earlier today.

[00:07:01]"Donald Trump rightly deplores military-industrial complex," he tweeted, "pushing US to forever wars.

[00:07:07]But allowing B-team to trash diplomacy and abet war crimes by milking despotic butchers via massive arms sales achieves nothing but empowering that same complex. Time to drain the swamp by beating Meanwhile, his own Defense Department is doing something bizarre.

[00:07:23]It is apparently taking credit for Iran's Shahed drone, posting imagery of an Iranian drone while talking about American innovation and technological superiority. The script frames that as deeply embarrassing because it shows an administration so desperate to project strength that it ends up looking confused and weak. Iran, on the other hand, is responding with sharp and humiliating language. Iran's foreign ministry spokesperson mocked Trump's delusional tweets, reckless miscalculation, narcissism, greed, and lawless behavior. They said reality is no longer controlled by Trump's scattered posts, and warned that if you see a lion's fangs, you should not mistake it for a smile. That is Iran's posture, confident, patient, and mocking. Trump's posture looks completely different. While Iran talks about leverage, Trump is focused on painting the reflecting pool, pushing ballroom projects, talking about UFC fights, triumphal arches, Washington golf courses, and turning the White House into something that looks more like Mar-a-Lago. At the same time, his administration is demanding $1 billion on the reconciliation bill for the East Wing modernization project, which this script describes as Trump's ballroom.

[00:08:32]So, while Americans are struggling with rising costs, rising gas prices, and falling confidence, Trump is focused on vanity projects and political theater.

[00:08:41]Consumer confidence is reportedly at the lowest point ever measured by the University of Michigan's consumer confidence metric. Worse than major recessions, worse than old market collapses, worse than the dot-com crash.

[00:08:53]Americans are struggling to afford basic life, yet Trump is spending energy on blue paint in the reflecting pool, no-bid contracts, ballrooms, and strange photo opportunities. He is posting images of himself with Doug Burgum in a tuxedo for unclear reasons, wearing a trench coat in warm weather, with Tom Homan appearing in the scene. The whole thing looks like an administration trapped in spectacle while the world burns around it, and Trump is not only being pressured by Iran and Israel, he is also being moved around by Putin and Zelenskyy. According to the script, Trump had to ask Zelenskyy not to send drones to attack Putin during Russia's parade in Moscow, because Putin was pressuring Trump. Zelenskyy responded by agreeing to a limited ceasefire around Red Square, but only in exchange for 1,000 Ukrainian troops being returned.

[00:09:41]That shows who understands leverage.

[00:09:43]Trump is trying to satisfy Putin, but Zelensky uses the request to extract a concession. Once again, Trump is not controlling the board. He is being forced to react to other leaders who understand pressure better than he does.

[00:09:56]Earlier, Trump tried to tell the press that Iran seemed to be coming along well as if talks were moving in the right direction, but the broader picture says otherwise. The crisis is not resolved.

[00:10:06]The Strait of Hormuz remains central.

[00:10:09]Regional powers are preparing for escalation. Israel is on high alert.

[00:10:13]Iran is confident, and Trump's own administration looks distracted. Pete Hegseth is producing videos talking about war fighters and COVID vaccine suspensions, while the actual geopolitical crisis keeps deepening. The administration is performing toughness instead of demonstrating control. At the same time, Trump is being overshadowed globally. Former President Obama traveled to Canada to meet with Prime Minister Mark Carney, who this script presents as a rising leader of the free world. Carney had just returned from Yerevan, Armenia, where the European Political Community meeting took place with Zelensky playing a major role.

[00:10:47]Zelensky is shown as one of the most powerful leaders in Europe and one of the most influential leaders in the world, while Trump is reduced to returning to the White House looking exhausted and defeated. The script also argues that clashes in the Middle East are being covered up or downplayed by Trump and his regime. Footage from places like Dubai's airport is allegedly being suppressed, and the public is not being shown the full scale of what is happening. The broader point is simple.

[00:11:11]Trump may be bored with the war, but the war is not over. Netanyahu and Mohammad bin Salman are reportedly trying to push him into attacking Iran again, while Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi is playing a longer game. Araqchi's book, The Power of Negotiation, becomes important here because it describes Iran's negotiation style as market-style bargaining, continuous, tireless, patient negotiation that takes time and energy. The person who gets tired first loses. And according to the script, that is exactly what is happening. Trump is getting tired. Iran is not. Iran appears to understand his psychology. They understand his impatience, his need for quick wins, his obsession with image, and his vulnerability to public humiliation. They are using time, messaging, memes, diplomatic outreach, and regional leverage to wear him down.

[00:12:01]While Trump grows bored and desperate, Araghchi is meeting foreign minister after foreign minister, building recognition and respect for Iran's position. The world is watching Iran gain leverage while Trump loses patience. Instead of dominating the crisis, Trump looks like he is trying to escape it before his trip to China.

[00:12:19]Instead of forcing Iran into submission, he appears trapped by Iran's control over Hormuz, pressured by Netanyahu, squeezed by the Saudis, manipulated by Putin, and out shined by leaders like Zelensky and Carney. That is why the comparison to Atlantic City lands so hard in the script. Trump is presented as doing to American power what he once did to Atlantic City, over promising, gambling on image, exhausting leverage, and leaving others to deal with the wreckage. He wanted to look strong. He wanted to dominate Iran. He wanted to control the narrative. But now, the world sees a different picture. Iran patient and confident, allies pressuring him, rivals manipulating him, and Trump trying desperately to make the entire crisis disappear before he has to stand next to Xi Jinping in China.