Trump says war could end this week -- 'Yeah, sure' -- then immediately says 'Well, I don't think so'

At the Kennedy Center press conference, when a reporter asked Trump if the Iran war could wrap up that week, he first responded 'Yeah, sure' before immediately reversing himself: 'Well, I don't think so, but it'll be soon. It won't be long.' This single exchange encapsulated the pattern of Trump's entire wartime communications: reflexively claiming victory or control before immediately contradicting himself when the implications of his own words became clear. He had previously said the war was 'very complete, pretty much' (March 9), that there was 'practically nothing left to target' (March 11), and that it would end 'when I feel it in my bones' (March 13). Meanwhile, Israeli officials said the war would continue for at least three more weeks 'without any time limit.' By Day 17, Trump had no coherent answer for when or how the war would end.

"Yeah, sure... Well, I don't think so, but it'll be soon. It won't be long." — Response when asked if the Iran war could wrap up this week, contradicting himself within a single sentence at Kennedy Center press conference