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BumRushDaShow

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Fri Jun 12, 2026, 08:40 AM Jun 12

'Falsehood After Falsehood': Adam Schiff Shreds Trump Over Iran War Contradictions [View all]

Source: MEDIAite

Jun 11th, 2026, 9:39 pm


Senator Adam Schiff (D-CA) called out President Donald Trump on Thursday for “telling falsehood after falsehood” about the war with Iran, claiming that Americans no longer “know when to believe him.”

Trump’s claims about the Iran war took a few sharp turns on Thursday after the U.S. conducted strikes against the country on Wednesday for the second day in a row in retaliation for the downing of an Apache helicopter by an Iranian drone. The president began the day by claiming that the U.S. would strike “VERY HARD TONIGHT” and threatening to invade Iran’s Kharg Island. Hours later, he announced he had canceled strikes against Iran, going on to tell reporters that “We just made great settlement of the war with Iran.” An Iranian spokesperson disputed the president’s claim, telling Reuters that no such agreement exists.

Schiff discussed the president’s conflicting moves on Thursday’s edition of The Source with CNN’s Kaitlan Collins, who asked the senator whether he believed Trump’s threats about Iran.

“It lacks a lot of credibility,” Schiff responded.

Read more: https://www.mediaite.com/media/news/falsehood-after-falsehood-adam-schiff-shreds-trump-over-iran-war-contradictions/

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