Drudge Retort: The Other Side of the News
Thursday, May 21, 2026

President Donald Trump on Wednesday confused his predecessors Joe Biden and Barack Obama while touting the purported successes of his ongoing war on Iran " and boasted that he has lost "only" 13 U.S. service members in the unpopular conflict. The MAGA leader was on a tarmac while bragging about this number of deaths to Fox News. But I get a kick when I look at somebody on television [and they say], 'He's lost 13 people. I lost 13 people. They lost 13 people leaving an airport. Obama. Thirteen very good people that I got to know their families."

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As long as the dead count doesn't exceed that of World War II, Trump is glad to tell you how clever he is while also saying it doesn't matter.

#1 | Posted by Zed at 2026-05-21 12:49 PM | Reply

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