Trump seeks to celebrate a victory, even in the wake of a foreign attack

Addressing the nation Wednesday following Iranian ballistic missile strikes on U.S. military bases in Iraq, President Trump seemed intent on de-escalating the crisis with Tehran.

But with his conciliatory posture, Trump wasn’t merely managing a crisis that had arrived unprovoked on the nation’s doorstep. This was a crisis he had arguably created himself, by authorizing last week’s killing of one of Iran’s top generals and threatening to annihilate that country.

And when Trump strode into the grand foyer of the White House residence on Wednesday — illuminated by a halo of winter sunlight and flanked by the uniformed Joint Chiefs of Staff, as well as his vice president and secretaries of state and defense — the president seemed to be celebrating a victory, even in the wake of a sovereign power’s direct attack on U.S. forces.

“The American people should be extremely grateful and happy no Americans were harmed in last night’s attack by the Iranian regime,” Trump said. He added, “Iran appears to be standing down, which is a good thing for all parties concerned and a very good thing for the world.”

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So desperate for a win he pretends he has one.