Trump Says Democrats Would Rather Lose the War in Iran Than See Him Win
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Trump Says Democrats Would Rather Lose the War in Iran Than See Him Win

Trump attacks political opponents in a Truth Social post, saying the “Radical Left Lunatics, Dumocrats, and Communists” would rather the U.S. lose a war in Iran than let him win.

Richard Miniter
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First Published: September 4, 2026, 12:14 PM ET

WASHINGTON D.C. — Donald J. Trump accused his political opponents of wanting the United States to lose a war in Iran rather than let him claim a victory, in a Truth Social post attacking the left. Trump framed the argument as a choice between losing and winning, and cast his critics as afflicted by what he called Trump Derangement Syndrome.