DOW Rapid Response: RAPID RESPONSE

DOW Rapid Response: RAPID RESPONSE

Trump rAPID RESPONSE DOW Rapid Response .@SECWAR "Allow me to lay it out for the anti-American losers in our media: These Americans, right here—and their peers-have DESTROYED Iran's Navy, DESTROYED Iran's Air Force, their air defense systems, their.

Richard Miniter
First Published: October 2, 2026, 10:33 PM ET

— RAPID RESPONSE DOW Rapid Response .@SECWAR “Allow me to lay it out for the anti-American losers in our media: These Americans, right here—and their peers-have DESTROYED Iran’s Navy, DESTROYED Iran’s Air Force, their air defense systems.

As the U.S. marks seven months of war with Iran, military officials assert that coalition forces have successfully dismantled Iran’s conventional defense base and nuclear infrastructure. Donald J. Trump has rejected recent ceasefire proposals, warning that strikes could resume. Meanwhile, the administration continues to accuse domestic media of undermining American troops.

RAPID RESPONSE DOW Rapid Response .@SECWAR “Allow me to lay it out for the anti-American losers in our media: These Americans, right here—and their peers-have DESTROYED Iran’s Navy, DESTROYED Iran’s Air Force, their air defense systems, their leadership, their military industrial capacity. THEIR ENTIRE DEFENSE BASE. Iran’s conventional shield has been crippled, and their nuclear ambitions laid bare for the world. You are ensuring Iran never gets a nuclear weapon! Courageous and historic operations that every red-blooded American is proud of. But, as you know, the information space is a battle space. Yet our so- called press makes Iranian state media look reasonable. Our media’s shameful lust for political retribution blinds them to the consequences of reckless, so-called ”reporting.“ So-called journalists-juiced up on Trump Derangement Syndrome- think they’re fighting against our President, but they’re really undermining you-our warfighters. Bottom line: too many of them hate the President more than they love the country.”

47th President of the United States Donald J. Trump speaks at WASHINGTON D.C.
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47th President of the United States Donald J. Trump speaks at WASHINGTON D.C.

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Video transcript Allow me to lay it out simply for the anti-American losers in our media. These Americans right here and their peers have destroyed Iran’s Navy, destroyed Iran’s Air Force, destroyed their air defense systems, their leadership, and their military industrial capacity, their entire defense base. Iran’s conventional shield has been crippled and their nuclear ambitions laid bare for the world. You, this group, are ensuring that Iran never gets a nuclear weapon. Courageous and historic operations that every red-blooded American is proud of. But as you know, the information space is a battle space. Yet our so-called press makes Iranian state media look reasonable. Our media’s shameful lust for political retribution blinds them to the consequences of reckless so-called reporting. So-called journalists do stuff on Trump Derangement Syndrome, think they’re fighting against our president, but they’re really undermining you, our warfighters. Bottom line, too many of them hate the president more than they love the country. You see, it’s your movements and bases that they reveal to the enemy. It’s your operations that they jeopardize when they leak classified capabilities. And ultimately, it’s your lives they put directly at risk when they lie about munition stockpiles. All for a banner that will scroll on TV for 30 seconds. And I know a little bit about banner scrolling on TV for 30 seconds.

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