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Donald Trump
@donaldtrump· Republican · FL· Jun 19, 2026

I say, 'You can do a little softer touch, Bibi. You don't have to knock down a building every time somebody walks into it that's from Hezbollah.'

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Donald Trump
@donaldtrump· Republican · FL· Jun 19, 2026

If they're not behaving, they get hit again. You know, they'll be hit again 'cause we can do it very easily.

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Donald Trump
@donaldtrump· Republican · FL· Jun 19, 2026

I haven't learned that lesson yet," he said. "I know that there are. But you know, there are no limits. We defeated them totally, militarily.

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Donald Trump
@donaldtrump· Republican · FL· Jun 19, 2026

Well," he said. "It really, probably is unconditional surrender.

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Pete Hegseth
@petehegseth· Jun 19, 2026

It's a review that some countries will fail and others will pass with flying colours.

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Donald Trump
@donaldtrump· Republican · FL· Jun 19, 2026

Nate is Oxford educated, tough as nails, LOVES our Great Nation, and will represent the United States very well, overseas, or otherwise.

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Donald Trump
@donaldtrump· Republican · FL· Jun 19, 2026

There’s not one nation that came to us and said, ‘Please, sir, keep dropping bombs on them.’ Only stupid people say that.

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Donald Trump
@donaldtrump· Republican · FL· Jun 19, 2026

Some people, some writers that I thought were friends of mine, but I don’t want them as friends anymore, because they’re either stupid or they’re bad people.

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Donald Trump
@donaldtrump· Republican · FL· Jun 19, 2026

You know, I’ve studied presidents. The one president I did not want to be was the late great Herbert Hoover.

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Donald Trump
@donaldtrump· Republican · FL· Jun 19, 2026

I’d like to see Lebanon have a better life. I’d like to see a more surgical attack on Hezbollah.

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Donald Trump
@donaldtrump· Republican · FL· Jun 19, 2026

Our objectives are clear. First, we’re destroying Iran’s missile capabilities … and their capacity to produce brand new ones — pretty good ones they make. Second, we’re annihilating their navy … Third, we’re ensuring that the world’s…

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Donald Trump
@donaldtrump· Republican · FL· Jun 19, 2026

The current Iranian leadership are very rational people. They are nice to deal with, they are strong and smart people. They are not radicalized, and they are looking to help their country.

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Donald Trump
@donaldtrump· Republican · FL· Jun 19, 2026

The fighting was too long and too many people are being killed.

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Donald Trump
@donaldtrump· Republican · FL· Jun 19, 2026

It was unnecessary to destroy large numbers of residential buildings in pursuit of Hezbollah members.

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Donald Trump
@donaldtrump· Republican · FL· Jun 19, 2026

Any opponents to how my administration has handled Iran are fools.

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Donald Trump
@donaldtrump· Republican · FL· Jun 19, 2026

Netanyahu happens to be a good man, gets a little excited sometimes.

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Donald Trump
@donaldtrump· Republican · FL· Jun 19, 2026

We’re going to bomb the hell out of them if they violate the agreement.

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