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Trump claims no U.S. troops killed in Iran war in last five months
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The Daily Beast, Raw Story and The Washington Post report that President Donald Trump said in interviews with Hugh Hewitt and Stephen A. Smith that nobody had been killed in the Iran war in the last five months. The Post, citing Pentagon figures, says 23 American service members have died in the Middle East during the war, including three soldiers killed in July by an enemy attack on an air base in Jordan and two airmen who died in October in non-combat incidents. The Daily Beast says the claim is false. Raw Story reports that Trump also said Middle Eastern nations he called tremendous investors asked him to prolong the conflict.
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Trump told radio host Hugh Hewitt that nobody had been killed in the last five months in the Iran war.
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Pentagon figures cited by The Washington Post show 23 American service members died in the Middle East during the war with Iran.
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In July, three soldiers died in an enemy attack on an air base in Jordan, another died at an air base in Iraq, and a Navy captain died in an emergency landing in the Arabian Sea.
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- Raw Story
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Two airmen supporting the war died in October in incidents not involving combat, according to Pentagon figures.
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Trump said Middle Eastern nations he called tremendous investors asked him to prolong the conflict.
One outletRaw Story· Far Left
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All three outlets report Trump's claim of no U.S. war deaths in five months, and the Post and Raw Story cite Pentagon figures showing deaths since July. Only the left side is present; its outlets treat the claim as false, the Far Left ones more sharply than the Post.
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Far Left Daily Beast and Raw Story headlines are harsher, using bogus and admits, while the Left Washington Post simply says Trump falsely claims the point.
Trump falsely claims ‘nobody’s been killed’ in Iran war ‘in the last five months’
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insistsMore neutral: says
Insists adds a tone of stubbornness to a plain report of what Trump said.
Trump insists ‘nobody’s been killed’ as he admits dragging out war for ‘investors’: report
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Trump insists ‘nobody’s been killed’ as he admits dragging out war for ‘investors’: report
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spewed a string of liesMore neutral: made several false statements
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Trump spewed a string of lies in two interviews Thursday night.
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Donald Trump has been caught out falsely stating that there have been no casualties from his war with Iran in the…
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- Trump's claim of no deaths is false
- Deaths in July in Jordan and Iraq
- Trump's remark about investors
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- The Daily BeastFar Left
Trump Pushes Bogus Claim About U.S. Troop Deaths
President Donald Trump falsely claimed there have been no U.S. military deaths in the Iran war in the last five months, despite saluting the flag-draped transfer cases carrying four fallen soldiers’ remains in July. Trump Loaded verb“spewed a string of lies”Describing the statements as spewed lies adds contempt beyond the reported false claims.More neutral: made several false statementsDisagree with this highlight? in two interviews Thursday night. …
- Raw StoryFar Left
Trump Loaded verb“insists”Insists adds a tone of stubbornness to a plain report of what Trump said.More neutral: saysDisagree with this highlight? ‘nobody’s been killed’ as he Loaded verb“admits”Admits implies a reluctant confession, while the article reports that Trump said this in an interview.More neutral: saysDisagree with this highlight? dragging out war for ‘investors’: report
President Donald Trump reiterated a sweeping claim about U.S. troops in the war he's waging while revealing who's really setting its pace. In a pair of interviews that aired Thursday, Trump told conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt that "nobody's been killed in the last five …
Trump falsely claims ‘nobody’s been killed’ in Iran war ‘in the last five months’
In July, three soldiers died in an enemy attack on an air base in Jordan, another died at an air base in Iraq and a Navy captain died during an emergency landing in the Arabian Sea.
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The Washington Post, Nov 13, 10:00 AM EST
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- The Washington PostLeftNov 13, 10:00 AM EST
- Raw StoryFar LeftNov 13, 10:39 AM EST
- The Daily BeastFar LeftNov 13, 3:34 PM EST
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