The Atlantic’s Parker: Trump Claiming Iran Strike Success Is Just Like ‘His False Claim that [2020 Election] Was Stolen’

LEMIRE Ashley you and ░░░░░░░░ have written a couple ░░░░░░░░ together in recent days ░░░░░░░░ The Atlantic about this ░░░░░░░░ in Iran and the ░░░░░░░░ s approach to it ░░░░░░░░ know certainly this was ░░░░░░░░ to be a limited ░░░░░░░░ That was the idea ░░░░░░░░ has signaled that he ░░░░░░░░ t want to send ░░░░░░░░ troops that he was ░░░░░░░░ with the bombing on ░░░░░░░░ night And now we ░░░░░░░░ at this moment where ░░░░░░░░ is really defending it ░░░░░░░░ a as a pure ░░░░░░░░ simple success We ve ░░░░░░░░ very clear it s ░░░░░░░░ too early to know ░░░░░░░░ right now What s ░░░░░░░░ latest you ve been ░░░░░░░░ on in terms of ░░░░░░░░ mindset and what could ░░░░░░░░ next for him there ░░░░░░░░ this situation PARKER Well ░░░░░░░░ of all this is ░░░░░░░░ in line with Donald ░░░░░░░░ s belief that he ░░░░░░░░ bend reality to his ░░░░░░░░ that if he says ░░░░░░░░ enough just like with ░░░░░░░░ 2020 election his false ░░░░░░░░ that it was stolen ░░░░░░░░ can become true So ░░░░░░░░ s why we are ░░░░░░░░ it is too early ░░░░░░░░ know The truth is ░░░░░░░░ don t actually know ░░░░░░░░ it was totally obliterated ░░░░░░░░ it was set back ░░░░░░░░ a few months But ░░░░░░░░ belief is that if ░░░░░░░░ just repeats that this ░░░░░░░░ was a perfect success ░░░░░░░░ it was totally obliterated ░░░░░░░░ will make it true ░░░░░░░░ it may make it ░░░░░░░░ in the eyes of ░░░░░░░░ of his base but ░░░░░░░░ facts on the ground ░░░░░░░░ the facts on the ░░░░░░░░ The next thing that ░░░░░░░░ ve been working on ░░░░░░░░ this idea that what ░░░░░░░░ saw from Donald Trump ░░░░░░░░ much fits in with ░░░░░░░░ feelings towards the use ░░░░░░░░ force in general As ░░░░░░░░ top adviser explained it ░░░░░░░░ me the president is ░░░░░░░░ with short bursts of ░░░░░░░░ energy so a kind ░░░░░░░░ one off strike a ░░░░░░░░ and done There is ░░░░░░░░ course concern that not ░░░░░░░░ plays by those rules ░░░░░░░░ when you go in ░░░░░░░░ you do something like ░░░░░░░░ in the Middle East ░░░░░░░░ s not necessarily the ░░░░░░░░ and done that you ░░░░░░░░ hope it would be ░░░░░░░░ we have seen with ░░░░░░░░ strike on Soleimani with ░░░░░░░░ Syria s strikes in ░░░░░░░░ first term that the ░░░░░░░░ you know is not ░░░░░░░░ much isolationist or anti ░░░░░░░░ He he will come ░░░░░░░░ with shows of force ░░░░░░░░ he expects them to ░░░░░░░░ quick brief and then ░░░░░░░░ be able to extricate ░░░░░░░░ And we ll have ░░░░░░░░ see if if that ░░░░░░░░ the case in with ░░░░░░░░