Trump expressed shock upon seeing the public mourning at Khamenei's funeral, saying, "I was stunned—I thought people hated him!"
Speaking to Axios, Trump said he could have "eliminated everyone there," but that would have left "no one left to negotiate with."
Trump's reaction once again illustrates just how much Israel's propaganda and brainwashing have influenced his misjudgment of war.
The Iranians claim they set a record in human history for attendance at a funeral, with between 20 million and 30 million people present.
Next week, when Trump meets Netanyahu, he should ask him directly: Do Iranians really hate their leader so much?
Earlier, Netanyahu went to great lengths to convince Trump that Iranians would stage a regime change within days of Khamenei's assassination.
Previous U.S. presidents—three of them—had refused Netanyahu’s requests for American military intervention.
During next week’s meeting between Trump and Netanyahu, instead of holding back, Trump might as well directly confront him and clarify the facts.
It's not too late yet.
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