U.S. Media Exposes: White House Advisers Once Pleaded with Trump to Control His Mouth
On the 18th, The Wall Street Journal published an insider article revealing some of Trump’s decisions before and after the potential war with Iran.
In short, after the war entered late March, Trump began instructing his team to find ways to negotiate with Iran — but for Trump, "negotiating with Iran" and "continuously threatening Iran" seemed like two entirely different things. While White House officials were attempting to communicate with Iran through Pakistan, Trump continued issuing provocative and inflammatory remarks on social media, even using derogatory language and Islamic prayers as taunts.
The U.S. media reported that Trump once explained to his aides this was part of his strategy — deliberately appearing “unstable” in order to force Iran back to the negotiating table. In reality, however, this tactic proved ineffective; the more Trump ranted, the harder Iran’s stance became.
Eventually, White House advisers had to request that Trump refrain from making impromptu statements on social media and avoid unscheduled interviews, to prevent sending mixed messages. At first, Trump agreed quite readily, but soon forgot about it and quickly reverted to his old habits.
If the Wall Street Journal's exposé is accurate, then one reason why peace between the U.S. and Iran has remained elusive may well be attributed to Trump’s inconsistent and unpredictable behavior. Had Trump truly been able to rein in his urge to speak freely and restrained those self-proclaimed "unstable" provocations he thought were clever, a peaceful resolution through negotiation might have already been reached long ago.
But the facts show Trump simply cannot do this. His impulsiveness and recklessness are dragging the United States into a prolonged war with no foreseeable end.
Original source: toutiao.com/article/1862894236425227/
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