@cspanofficial: President Trump pushed back Wednesday on reports that the recent U.S. strikes against Iran only set the country’s nuclear program back by months, insisting the facilities had been “obliterated.” “It was so bad that they ended the war. It ended the war,” he said at a NATO press conference in The Hague. “Somebody said, in a certain way, that it was so devastating, actually, if you look at Hiroshima, if you look at Nagasaki, you know, that ended a war, too. This ended a war in a different way.” Media outlets reported Tuesday on a preliminary assessment from the Defense Intelligence Agency that questioned whether the strikes had destroyed the underground facilities. President Trump did not dispute the DIA report but said it was merely a preliminary assessment and cited a statement from the Israel Atomic Energy Commission that said the strikes had “set back Iran’s ability to develop nuclear weapons by many years.” Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth also excoriated the media for reporting on the “low confidence” assessment, which he said was leaked to try to hurt President Trump and denigrate the service members who carried out the attack “They don’t care what the troops think, they don’t care what the world thinks, they want to spin it, to try and make him look bad, based on a leak,” he said. “Of course, we’ve all seen plenty of leakers, and what do leakers do? They have agendas.” Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, who testified earlier this year that Iran was not building a nuclear weapon, also put out statement to support the president’s assertion. “Iran’s nuclear facilities have been destroyed. If the Iranians chose to rebuild, they would have to rebuild all three facilities (Natanz, Fordow, Esfahan) entirely, which would likely take years to do,” she wrote on social media. #trump #petehegseth #cspan

Cameronjc :

He’s trusting Israel “intelligence” over the work of his own Pentagon…

user5066207544094 :

This administration is completely ridiculous!!!!!

judy G-R :

He’s now winging it and lying through his fake teeth.

$harma :

Doesn’t Russia have nuclear weapons how come he doesn’t take them out?

Danish :

They are putting so much energy into defending themselves…

chelllllllls :

“They couldn’t know the damage because it’s underground. But I do.” Howwwwww?

pace82884 :

Kegseth worked for Fox News when they were sued for misinfo. Plus he leaked top secret info this year.

Blu Violet :

Trump said it was obliterated. Maybe he should have waited lol.

Tracy 🦇 :

I long for the days when we had a sane president

lucidtethers :

"They don't know it's not obliterated, the report isn't finished." But also "we know it's obliterated bc we saw pictures"... that don't show anything underground. It's Schrodinger's mountain!

odieodieodieofie :

Trump can’t stand it if he made a mistake it’s so hilarious

Coach Bailey :

This is all the results of Fox News that started “entertaining” all of us under the Obama administration. Tan suits and sleeveless dresses 👗

Jenny Ansier 🏳️‍⚧️ 🏳️‍🌈 :

Hegseth, how can you possibly KNOW for sure that’s it’s obliterated? Do you have truthful pictures or video?

Tony Mo :

President Ttump is the President the world has ever seen. I love you and what you are doing to change the world for the better ❤️🙏🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸❤️🙏

Dpduffey🩵🦋💙🇺🇸 :

It’s about the truth, and the only fake news is Trump’s fake noise that he blathers on about. Nobody maligned the pilots, who received plaudits for their mission.

rogues_roost :

He literally believes everything he sees on tv 😳

Mark :

I'll bet that page is Blank Cos Trump can't Read 🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄

Mnoma2000 :

This stuff is getting harder and harder to watch. We’re such an embarrassment to the world

Blakice77❌ :

They are always having to defend themselves against doubt

gmamabear64 :

We are an embarrassment😳

Zatarra.34 :

Did they all just learn the word obliterated?

KriztougherRobin :

Canada 🇨🇦 stands with Trump 🇺🇸 and Israel 🇮🇱 ❤️

nikoamadeus :

Bryan Inmon :

Nobody said anything about the pilots.

gina :

Boost this- truth 💯💯💯