Maddow Blog-Trump drops f-bomb as Israel and Iran face accusations of ceasefire violations

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The president is getting a timely lesson in “Middle East crises are complicated,” which seems like the sort of thing he should’ve already known.

Trump, last night: Israel/Iran ceasefire will likely “go forever”
Trump, this morning: Israel/Iran “don’t know what the f--- they’re doing”

He’s getting a timely “the Middle East is complicated” lesson, which seems like the sort of the thing he should’ve already known. www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...

— Steve Benen (@stevebenen.com) 2025-06-24T12:49:55.436Z

https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/trump-drops-f-bomb-israel-iran-face-accusations-ceasefire-violations-rcna214698

Soon after, Trump spoke briefly to reporters at the White House, where his frustrations appeared to boil over. NBC News reported:

Trump said that both Iran and Israel violated the ceasefire he announced yesterday. ‘I think they both violated it,’ he said. ‘I’m not sure they did it intentionally. They couldn’t reign people back. I don’t like the fact that Israel went out this morning at all, and I’m going to see if I can stop it.’

The Republican added, “We basically have two countries that have been fighting so long and so hard that they don’t know what the f--- they’re doing. Do you understand that?”

https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:aunpu65mdrhwfie7ynymlzeh/post/3lsdyzwk6p225

Link to tweet

As part of the same Q&A, Trump accused both countries of behaving in a “ridiculous” way.

So to summarize, roughly half a day after the American president said the Israel/Iran ceasefire would likely “go forever,” and there was no reason to believe Israel and Iran “will ever be shooting at each other again,” Trump was reduced to dropping an f-bomb on the White House South Lawn as his frustrations boiled over.

The point is not to chide the president for having a potty mouth. Rather, the point is that he really ought to understand by now that premature triumphalism is folly, and assuming the complexities of Middle East conflicts can be resolved through the force of his will is absurd.

Or put another way, Trump is getting a timely lesson in “Middle East crises are complicated,” which seems like the sort of thing he should’ve already known.