CNN Fact-Checker Torpedoes Trump Over Gaffes and Whoppers at Cabinet Meeting

A Cabinet meeting included round-robin remarks, lengthy interruptions, and a Q&A with a MAGA-aligned press pool. Trump claimed the stock market reached all-time highs within 68 days and said average 401(k) performance occurred despite conflict. He insisted he does not call the Iran War a war, instead describing it as a conflict, and he referenced Venezuela’s weakened military leadership. Later in the same meeting, he described both Venezuela and Iran as “two big wars,” contradicting his earlier framing. He also discussed timelines for conflicts by comparing them to Vietnam, Korea, and Afghanistan, while questioning why they were taking so long.

"During his remarks, Trump revived his insistence that he doesn't call the Iran War a war then later confused the conflict with his operation in Venezuela: The stock market has set 68 all-time record highs since the election. So, 68 days, we hit all-time highs. We're right there now. And the average 401k, and that's despite the conflict. I don't go to war, I go to conflict. Despite the conflict with Venezuela, who no longer has a Navy, no longer has an Air Force, no longer has a lot of people that were leading the country into very bad places, their leadership is gone."

"But later in the same meeting, Trump referred to both of those conflicts as two big wars: REPORTER: Is there a time frame in your mind? TRUMP: I mean, it happens quickly. The problem is, every time I mention a timeframe for instance, I see you know, we've been doing this for a few months. Vietnam lasted 19 years. Korea lasted eight years. Afghanistan lasted many years. They were all many, many years, and we're into it for a few months. And I read about people like you. What's taking so long? But we're in it."

"The president held a Cabinet meeting on Wednesday that featured the familiar elements that the public has come to expect from such events, including round-robin remarks from Trump officials, lengthy digressions and interjections from Trump, and a Q&A with the MAGA-fied press pool."

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