Iran

Trump Pitches a Fit, Certifies the Iran Nuclear Deal is Working

Written by SK Ashby

The White House continues to say that the Iran nuclear deal that prevents the country from developing nuclear weapons was a "bad" deal, but they certified the deal last night.

According to the New York Times, all hands on deck were required to persuade Trump to not do something very stupid.

“The president has made very clear that he thought this was a bad deal — a bad deal for the United States,” Sean Spicer, the White House press secretary, told reporters at a briefing on Monday before the decision was made. [...]

At an hourlong meeting last Wednesday, all of the president’s major security advisers recommended he preserve the Iran deal for now. Among those who spoke out were Secretary of State Rex W. Tillerson; Defense Secretary Jim Mattis; Lt. Gen. H. R. McMaster, the national security adviser; and Gen. Joseph F. Dunford Jr., the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, according to an official who described internal discussions on the condition of anonymity. The official said Mr. Trump had spent 55 minutes of the meeting telling them he did not want to.

I do not want to eat my vegetables, mom!

From Obamacare to the Iran deal, it appears as if President Obama was actually very good at crafting successful, enduring policy. Trump regime officials are also looking to Obama for a guide on how to improve NAFTA.