Allahu Akhbar

Hegseth: "God deserves all the glory. Tens of thousands of sorties, refuelings, and strikes, carried out under the protection of divine providence. A massive effort with miraculous protection." pic.twitter.com/AGnz40SF4c

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) April 8, 2026

Caine: "We consumed more than 6 million meals and by my estimate more than 950,000 gallons of coffee and a lot of nicotine, but I'm not saying we have a problem" pic.twitter.com/3iNNnuhsaX

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) April 8, 2026

And we transported 50,000 troops to the area for no good goddamned reason whatsoever, but, hey, we’re gonna share tariffs with Iran that will raise the price of oil worldwide so, it’s all good! Art of the deal, bay-bee!

Q: You said the president 'chose mercy.' But you yourself said weeks ago that 'we will give no quarter to Iranian troops.' Do you think your comments may have put American troops at risk?

HEGSETH: No. I try to be nice up here, but you did listen to what I said, right? Typical… pic.twitter.com/2eb8VJBdsH

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) April 8, 2026

Q: You said the president 'chose mercy.' But you yourself said weeks ago that 'we will give no quarter to Iranian troops.' Do you think your comments may have put American troops at risk?

HEGSETH: No. I try to be nice up here, but you did listen to what I said, right? Typical ABC. It was an indictment framed as a question. No, you've had your chance.

We are still led by children.

Q: If Iran did not come to the table yesterday, was the president really prepared to wipe out Iran entirely?

HEGSETH: We had a target set locked and loaded of infrastructure, bridges, power plants. We had a lot of legitimate targets. pic.twitter.com/radDS8Y4tJ

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) April 8, 2026

"Legitimate targets.”  CENTCOM held.

Q: Is the president still encouraging Iranians to 'rise up' against the Iranian regime?

HEGSETH: I would love to see the Iranian people take advantage of this opportunity pic.twitter.com/WsJjvW1Yk5

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) April 8, 2026

Yesterday Iranians were forming human chains around power plants, something Trump declared “illegal” because he knew what the optics of bombing those people would be. He then agreed to a peace deal that gives Iran control of the Strait of Hormuz. How much is Kegsbreth still drinking?

Caine: "We consumed more than 6 million meals and by my estimate more than 950,000 gallons of coffee and a lot of nicotine, but I'm not saying we have a problem" pic.twitter.com/3iNNnuhsaX

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) April 8, 2026

Kegsbreth: *Coffee? Never touch the stuff!*

Rep. Andy Barr: "President Ronald Reagan may have pioneered the doctrine of peace through strength, but President Donald Trump is perfecting it" pic.twitter.com/OYLVSP8LCs

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) April 8, 2026

Yeah, that one’s already DOA.

BERMAN: My question was, how would you feel about Iran collecting money to open the strait?

REP. BEN CLINE: You know, that's one point in a number of points that are going to be raised as these negotiations continue pic.twitter.com/dUmm7IoHhI

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) April 8, 2026

So, you’re hoping no one notices? Or that this particular feature just goes away? You know Trump’s bragging about it, right?

Lame duck, bay-bee. Billions spent on missiles and bombs, and all we got was this lousy increase in oil prices.