President Trump just delivered one of the most memorable—and devastatingly blunt—quotes of his career while weighing in on Israel’s bold military strike against Iran’s nuclear infrastructure. After the Jewish state launched Operation Strength of a Lion, targeting key Iranian nuclear sites, Trump didn’t mince words.
The strike came after intelligence showed Iran was days away from building multiple nuclear weapons. Let that sink in: the same Iran that has repeatedly called for the destruction of Israel was potentially just days from achieving its goal. Israel struck first—and hard.
President Trump, who has long championed a strong U.S.-Israel alliance, reacted immediately. Speaking to CNN’s Dana Bash, he made it crystal clear where America stands: “We, of course, support Israel, obviously, and supported it like nobody has ever supported it.” No apologies. No hesitation. Just leadership.
But then came the kicker.
Trump reminded the world that he had given Iran a 60-day ultimatum to return to the negotiating table and avoid military confrontation. On day 61, Israel struck. Coincidence? Hardly.
“Iran should have listened to me when I said – you know I gave them, I don’t know if you know but I gave them a 60-day warning and today is day 61,” Trump told Bash.
And here’s where it gets legendary. When Bash asked if Iran’s failure to listen to Trump led to the Israeli strike and the deaths of key Iranian figures, Trump responded with a line that’s already burning up the internet:
“They didn’t die of the flu; they didn’t die of Covid.”
I just spoke with @realDonaldTrump on the phone. The President told me the US supports Israel and called the strikes on Iran last night “a very successful attack.”
“We of course support Israel, obviously and supported it like nobody has ever supported it,” Trump said during our…
— Dana Bash (@DanaBashCNN) June 13, 2025
That’s vintage Trump—blunt, brutally honest, and impossible to ignore.
He then added that the “hardliners” he was negotiating with are now gone, urging Iran to wake up and “come to the table before it’s too late.” In other words: make a deal or face the consequences.
This is the Trump foreign policy doctrine in action—peace through strength. No begging, no pallets of cash like Obama sent. Just clear red lines and real consequences.
Iran gambled. They thought Trump was bluffing. They thought Israel wouldn’t act. They were wrong.
And Trump? He didn’t just remind the world who’s boss—he did it with a one-liner that will go down in history.
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