"You just suggested that Iran somehow got its hands on a Tomahawk and bombed its own elementary school on the first day of the war. But you're the only person in your government saying this. Even your Defense Secretary wouldn't say that, when he was asked, standing over your shoulder, on your plane, on Saturday. Why are you the only person saying this?"
"Because I just don't know enough about it. I think it's something that I was told is under investigation. But Tomahawks are used by others, as you know. Numerous other nations have Tomahawks. They buy them from us. But I will, certainly whatever the report shows, I'm willing to live with that report."
Trump repeatedly makes false claims about a military strike on an all-girls elementary school in Shajarah Tayyebeh that killed at least 160 children and seven Americans. When confronted by a reporter about his unsupported assertion that Iran used a Tomahawk missile to bomb its own school, Trump admits he lacks sufficient information and claims the matter is under investigation. His Defense Secretary refused to corroborate Trump's claim. Trump later appeared at a dignified transfer ceremony wearing a campaign hat while saluting coffins, prompting his White House to release edited footage minimizing the image. The commentary emphasizes how Trump's pattern of making unaccountable statements about tragic events would be unacceptable for any other political figure.
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