Meinung | Trumps „America First“ -Fans fühlen sich von seiner Falken im Iran betrogen

**From Ben Burgis, political commentator and author:**

Ten million people live in the city of Tehran. Several million more live in the greater metropolitan area. On Monday, President Trump took to his social media platform Truth Social to tell all of these people that they have to “immediately” flee their homes. “Simply stated,” he wrote, “IRAN CANNOT HAVE A NUCLEAR WEAPON. I said it over and over again. Everyone should immediately evacuate Tehran.”

This level of bloodthirstiness is particularly striking in light of the widespread belief that Trump is a “peace president.” During his first campaign in 2016, he repeatedly (though falsely) claimed to have opposed the invasion of Iraq in 2003. And since he left office the first time, a constant talking point of his supporters is that “he didn’t start any wars.” And there’s a fierce split among even some of the president’s most steadfast supporters over whether this “no new wars” streak should continue — or not.

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