We’re at War. Why Is Trump Silent?

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The Bulwark

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🗓️ 2 March 2026

⏱️ 15 minutes

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Summary

Tim Miller and Sarah Longwell discuss the deafening silence from President Donald Trump and his administration after the U.S. strikes in Iran. As of Sunday evening, no one from the White House has laid out to the American public the case or any clear objectives for the major assault. Three U.S. service members have been killed with others severely wounded. Note: Shortly after this taping, The New York Times published a report about a brief telephone interview the Times conducted with Trump Sunday in which he said the assault will go on for "four to five weeks" if needed and offered no clear vision for a transfer of power in Iran.

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1:05.6	Hey everybody, Tim Miller from the Bullwark here with the publisher of the Bullwark, Sarah Longwell.
1:12.2	We are taping this at about 8 o'clock on Sunday evening. And we wanted to jump on because the White House has called
1:19.6	a lid for the day. For those you don't know, a lid is basically where the White House press
1:25.0	secretary tells reporters they're not going to have any more news or comments for the rest of the night.
1:29.1	Reporters can go home.
1:30.6	Obviously, if emergency happens, things can change.
1:32.8	But essentially, they've shut it down for the weekend.
1:36.7	This is pretty notable, given the fact that we started a war with Iran this weekend.
1:41.5	And the president has not taken questions.
1:46.4	The VP's been totally missing.
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