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Fact check: Trump’s attempt to pretend he didn’t say the Iran war would last mere ‘weeks’

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By Daniel Dale, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump has a long history of trying to rewrite history about his own public remarks. He is now doing it again about the war with Iran – wrongly describing his own past predictions that the war would last mere weeks. In March, Trump said he thought the

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Truthout
Trump Bashes Press for Reporting He Initially Said Iran War Would Last 4 Weeks (opens Truthout)
Published Oct 1, 2026
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New polling indicates that a majority of Americans support ending the war as soon as possible.
Local News 8
Fact check: Trump’s attempt to pretend he didn’t say the Iran war would last mere ‘weeks’ (opens Local News 8)
Published Oct 2, 2026
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By Daniel Dale, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump has a long history of trying to rewrite history about his own public remarks. He is now doing it again about the war with Iran – wrongly describing his own past predictions that the war would last mere weeks. In March, Trump said he thought the

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