Donald Trump’s bombing of Iran is little greater than a “wag-the-dog struggle,” John Cusack wrote by way of X Saturday. The actor was one among a number of notable figures who commented on the navy motion, which resulted within the loss of life of Iran’s Supreme Chief Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
“Trump begins a wag-the-dog struggle – to distract from Epstein and to do Netenyahu ‘s bidding – who’s lobbied for this for over 30 years – Had sufficient but ?” Cusack tweeted.
That sentiment was echoed by Kathy Griffin, who wrote on Instagram“Trump response to his identify being cited in Epstein Recordsdata 38,000 instances — Bomb Iran.”
“Don’t you like seeing him declare struggle on a rustic whereas carrying a trucker hat that claims ‘USA’ on it? Behold the chief of the ‘Board of Peace,’” musician Jack White wrote on the identical platform. “For the following struggle announcement donny, could I recommend having your toes up on the Resolute desk whereas consuming a Large Mac in a velvet observe swimsuit? Venezuela, Greenland, Iran, Cuba, what’s the distinction proper? don jr. and barron gained’t must combat or die, simply different individuals’s kids, so…invade and bomb away! New signal ups for the ‘board of peace’ beginning at one billion {dollars}! Are you able to consider donny hasn’t acquired an actual Nobel Peace Prize but? Unfair! Perhaps in his third time period he’ll get one.”
Actor Mark Ruffalo shared an article citing the Trump administration’s deployment of Jared Kushner to barter in opposition to a struggle with Iran. “He was despatched to verify we went to struggle,” Ruffalo commented on Threads.
Rosie O’Donnell, each a frequent critic and goal of Trump, shared two quotes from the president during which he insisted his 2024 presidential rival Kamala Harris was the “candidate of limitless wars” and that he was “going to cease wars.”
“(H)e lies solely and at all times,” O’Donnell captioned the submit.
Writer Stephen King known as into query Trump’s skill to march People straight right into a battle. “Underneath Article I, Part 8 of the U.S. Structure, solely Congress has the ability to declare struggle, in addition to to lift and assist armies, present and keep a navy, and fund and regulate the navy. Impeach the SOB,” he wrote on X.
