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Issues: U.S.-Israel war with Iran

FactChecking Trump’s Prime-Time Address on Iran

FactChecking Trump’s Prime-Time Address on Iran
April 2, 2026

A month after the U.S. and Israel launched airstrikes on Iran, President Donald Trump addressed the nation in a prime-time speech on April 1, saying the military operation was “getting very close” to completing its mission. Trump repeated some false and questionable claims we’ve written about before.

Trump Links Biden’s Ukraine Aid to Pentagon’s Iran War Funding Request

Trump Links Biden’s Ukraine Aid to Pentagon’s Iran War Funding Request
March 31, 2026

With the Pentagon potentially seeking a $200 billion supplemental package to fund the ongoing war with Iran, President Donald Trump defended that figure in part by saying U.S. ammunition “was taken down by giving so much to Ukraine.” He then exaggerated the amount of aid to Ukraine and falsely said that former President Joe Biden “didn’t rebuild anything” in the defense stockpile.