Trump claims Iran's leadership 'all gone' then admits 'two levels' remain, contradicts himself on Iran's military status

At the same Florida press conference, Trump made a series of contradictory statements about Iran's leadership and military status. He said 'Look, everything they have is gone, including their leadership,' then immediately said 'In fact, there are two levels of leadership -- and even actually, as it turns out, more than that -- but two levels of leadership are gone.' In the same appearance he declared Iran had been 'totally decimated' while acknowledging ongoing Iranian missile and drone attacks against US allies in the region. He called the war a 'short-term excursion' despite it entering its second week with no end date set and Israeli officials saying there would be 'no time limit.' The contradictions within single sentences exemplified the incoherence of Trump's wartime communications.

"Look, everything they have is gone, including their leadership" — Said at Florida press conference before immediately contradicting himself: 'In fact, there are two levels of leadership -- and even actually, as it turns out, more than that -- but two levels of leadership are gone'