Wednesday, March 18, 2026

All Ex-Presidents Call BS on Trumps Claim One Backed His War

The president mentioned his mystery man three times on Monday.

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Donald Trump can't back up his claim that an ex-president supported his decision to wage war on Iran. All four living former presidents denied speaking to Trump recently, NBC News reports. trib.al/K2e2zhH

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It is a sign of just how insane Trump is that he would tell a lie this big that was inevitably going to be fact-checked by the people he is lying about.

The fake assassination attempt is a real thing that Donald also lies about.

That Trump murdered Epstein is a real thing that he also lies about.

Raped and murdered children are real things that Donald also lies about.

#1 | Posted by Zed at 2026-03-17 09:56 AM

He obviously meant Andrew Jackson.

#2 | Posted by Corky at 2026-03-17 11:48 AM

@#1 ... It is a sign of just how insane Trump is that he would tell a lie this big that was inevitably going to be fact-checked by the people he is lying about. ...

Or... insane or a pathological liar?

Lately, I've been leaning more towards the former.

#3 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-03-17 12:24 PM

Doesn't matter. Trump supporters love to be lied to.

#4 | Posted by johnny_hotsauce at 2026-03-17 06:29 PM

Figures

#5 | Posted by fresno500 at 2026-03-17 09:32 PM

@#4 ... Doesn't matter. Trump supporters love to be lied to. ...

Looks that way.

#6 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-03-18 12:29 AM

@6

But I also see something else beside the apparent serial prevarication ...

And that "something else" is the big "why?"

So, for the purpose of this thread, let's presume that Pres trump lies. A lot.

That begs the question ...

Why does Pres Trump seem to find the need to lie to his Constituents to the extent that he seems to do?

#7 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-03-18 12:34 AM

The dig was likely W. No way ANYONE believes Obama supported ANY kind of aggression toward Iran. His policy toward Iran was appeasement and empowerment. He loved the mullahs. Even sent them billions in cash on pallets so they could better fund their terror proxies.

#8 | Posted by BellRinger at 2026-03-18 10:53 AM

Patricide Jeff lies as much as the-------------------.

#9 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2026-03-18 10:57 AM

The dig was likely W. No way ANYONE believes Obama supported ANY kind of aggression toward Iran. His policy toward Iran was appeasement and empowerment. He loved the mullahs. Even sent them billions in cash on pallets so they could better fund their terror proxies.

#8 | Posted by BellRinge

It was likely no one. Trump lies about everything and so do you. That money you speak of was not "billions" and was sent as part of a legal settlement through the ICJ. It was Iran's money and had been a frozen asset.

#10 | Posted by johnny_hotsauce at 2026-03-18 12:58 PM

You posting here reminds me that I'm still waiting to hear how much Howard Schultz paid Washington in state income tax like you claimed a few days ago. You said he paid "a lot" but you never said how much. Can you tell us how much "a lot" is?

#11 | Posted by johnny_hotsauce at 2026-03-18 01:03 PM

Damn, Jeff/Bill,
do you have to effing lie about EVERYTHING?
You're as bad as trump. Disgusting and predictable.

#12 | Posted by e1g1 at 2026-03-18 01:49 PM

That is what I voted for!

-Jeffy

#13 | Posted by Nixon at 2026-03-18 02:01 PM

"Damn, Jeff/Bill,
do you have to effing lie about EVERYTHING?"

As far as I can tell, the only reason some of these people post here is because they think they're doing a clever parody of how they perceive "liberals", that they're somehow pwning them by illustrating their "hypocwithy"; but in effect they're acting exactly the regular posters that they loathe. Ditto to many of the partisans on the left here who only exist react to "the other side".

#14 | Posted by sentinel at 2026-03-18 02:08 PM

clue....was it Obama..." no "

was it clinton,...." not gonna say" = 'yes'

OR as Jessica Tarlov...of all people said....." maybe it was president # 45"

but that's humor..so "you people" won't get it.

#15 | Posted by shrimptacodan at 2026-03-18 02:22 PM

You posting here reminds me that I'm still waiting to hear how much Howard Schultz paid Washington in state income tax like you claimed a few days ago. You said he paid "a lot" but you never said how much. Can you tell us how much "a lot" is?

#11 | Posted by johnny_hotsauce at 2026-03-18 01:03 PM | Reply | Flag

I can tell you exactly how much it was.

Washington has no state income tax.

#16 | Posted by MBlue at 2026-03-18 02:29 PM

The serial------------ pulled that out of his Putin-gaped fat ass. Lol

#17 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2026-03-18 03:06 PM

Everything the "dump" says usually is BS.

#18 | Posted by bat4255 at 2026-03-18 03:16 PM

Ditto to many of the partisans on the left here who only exist react to "the other side".

#14 | POSTED BY SENTINEL

Very few people ONLY exist to react to the "other side". You could country on one hand.

What most are reacting to is the constant lies, the ridiculous nonsense and the disinformation and the wierd unAmerican attempts to normalize this fascist hateful administration and it's plethora of lies.

#19 | Posted by donnerboy at 2026-03-18 03:18 PM

Re #19

"You could country on one hand."

You could count them on one hand.

#20 | Posted by donnerboy at 2026-03-18 03:19 PM

No way ANYONE believes Obama supported ANY kind of aggression toward Iran. His policy toward Iran was appeasement and empowerment. He loved the mullahs. Even sent them billions in cash on pallets so they could better fund their terror proxies.
#8 | Posted by BellRinger

Here Are 6 Times Trump Said Obama Would Attack Iran - Over a Decade Before He Did It Himself
www.yahoo.com

WHOOOPS! HAHAHA!!!

#21 | Posted by rstybeach11 at 2026-03-18 03:40 PM

" It was Iran's money and had been a frozen asset.

#10 | POSTED BY JOHNNY_HOTSAUCE AT 2026-03-18 12:58 PM | FLAG: |"

That asset' had been frozen for over 3 decades. Obama unfroze' it and converted it to pallets of cash flown over to Iran in the middle of the night as an act of appeasement and empowerment. And that money flowed right to Iran's terror proxies. Everything I said is accurate.

#22 | Posted by BellRinger at 2026-03-18 11:21 PM

Who made the deal with Iran, bell? Think carefully.

#23 | Posted by Alexandrite at 2026-03-18 11:24 PM

It would have prevented Iran from getting a bomb and the current war, so money well spent, except for Piggy.

A few billion to Iran in pallets of cash to offset the $200billion + we will be spending now. Seems like a bargain to me. But the dealmaker in chief couldnt deal himself out of a wet paper bag.

#24 | Posted by truthhurts at 2026-03-18 11:26 PM

"The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has never documented or confirmed any Iranian nuclear weapons test in its official reports or statements. While the IAEA has repeatedly raised concerns about Iran's nuclear activities-- such as undeclared nuclear material, covert programs, and lack of full cooperation with inspections-- the agency has not verified any actual nuclear weapons test by Iran.

In March 2026, IAEA Director Rafael Grossi emphasized that the agency has not found proof of Iran developing a nuclear weapon.

So did the UK, thanks to MI6.

Source: IAEA.org

The US, UK, UN, and IAEA have historically documented cases of nuclear weapons testing from North Korea, Russia, Pakistan, China, and India, but never Iran.

Benjamin Netanyahu Lying for Decades

#25 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2026-03-19 12:00 AM

" It would have prevented Iran from getting a bomb"

At best, it would have delayed it for a few years. The precision strike that was taken several months ago was infinitely more effective.

This war is not about their nukes. Of course nobody really knows what it's about because the administrations hasn't explained Jack to the public.

#26 | Posted by BellRinger at 2026-03-19 12:21 PM

---- off idiot

#27 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2026-03-19 04:24 PM

Everything I said is accurate.

And verifiable with a couple of links ... how about you back up your assertions with some evidence?

#28 | Posted by chuffy at 2026-03-19 04:56 PM

This war is not about their nukes.

This war has only ever been about distracting America from the Epstein files.

Trump is burning America to the ground so he can escape accountability.

#29 | Posted by ClownShack at 2026-03-19 04:59 PM

#29 | Posted by ClownShack

Operation Epic Distraction

#30 | Posted by AMERICANUNITY at 2026-03-19 05:03 PM

That's called hallucinating in the trade.
Looks like Dr Feelgood needs to adjust his doses. Again.

#31 | Posted by morris at 2026-03-19 07:58 PM

This war has only ever been about distracting America from the Epstein files.

Trump is burning America to the ground so he can escape accountability.

#29 | Posted by ClownShack at 2026-03-19 04:59 PM

Don't discount Jared/Ivana's real estate projects in Gaza and the Gulf as motivations.

#32 | Posted by morris at 2026-03-19 08:00 PM

the administrations hasn't explained Jack to the public.

#26 | POSTED BY BELLRINGER

You can't explain Jack if you don't know Jack.

#33 | Posted by donnerboy at 2026-03-20 11:50 AM

This war is not about their nukes. Of course nobody really knows what it's about because the administrations hasn't explained Jack to the public.

#26 | Posted by BellRinger

Everyone with a brain knows what it's about.

Obviously that excludes you.

"Now that Obama's poll numbers are in tailspin - watch for him to launch a strike in Libya or Iran. He is desperate," Trump 10/9/2012

#34 | Posted by SpeakSoftly at 2026-03-20 01:53 PM

"Now that Obama's poll numbers are in tailspin - watch for him to launch a strike in Libya or Iran. He is desperate," Trump 10/9/2012

#34 | POSTED BY SPEAKSOFTLY

Trump was clearly signally how he thinks and how he would act in the same situation.

Unfortunately, too many Americans were not paying attention.

#35 | Posted by donnerboy at 2026-03-20 02:26 PM

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