'BULLSH*T': Trump Pre-WARNED On Israel LIES Before Iran War

TL;DR

A New York Times report reveals Netanyahu made false claims in a 90-minute pitch for war with Iran, with Trump's own advisers calling the Israeli case 'bullshit.'

Key Points

• 1.Netanyahu made four specific promises in a classified Feb. 11 situation room pitch. He claimed the US and Israel could decapitate the Iranian regime, degrade Iran's capacity to attack Gulf allies, prevent Iran from blocking the Strait of Hormuz, and replace the government with a secular regime.
• 2.Marco Rubio called Netanyahu's case 'bullshit' the very next day. At the Feb. 12 follow-up meeting, the CIA and advisers concluded regime change and a secular replacement were not achievable, directly contradicting Netanyahu's four-point pitch.
• 3.JD Vance said the war was 'a bad idea' but pledged support anyway. Across both the Feb. 12 and Feb. 26 meetings, nearly every adviser deferred to Trump rather than firmly opposing the war, with only Pete Hegseth expressing enthusiasm.
• 4.CIA Director Ratcliffe confirmed targeted killing of the Supreme Leader was feasible but dismissed broader goals. He said 'if we just mean killing the Supreme Leader, we can probably do that,' while the agency assessed regime change and secular replacement as far-fetched.
• 5.Tucker Carlson repeatedly warned Trump that war with Iran would destroy his presidency. According to the NYT report, Carlson visited the Oval Office several times over the prior year; Trump dismissed his concerns saying 'it's going to be okay because it always is.'
• 6.Rubio's public claim of an 'imminent threat' is recontextualized by his private 'bullshit' remark. The hosts argue Rubio's stated rationale — that the US had to act before Israel moved — now appears to be cover for a war launched on Israeli terms Rubio himself doubted.
• 7.Democrat Josh Gottheimer refused to acknowledge Netanyahu urged the US into war despite the NYT evidence. In a Bulwark podcast debate with Tim Miller, Gottheimer would not concede that Netanyahu's 90-minute situation room pitch constituted pressure on Trump, drawing sharp criticism from the hosts.