What to Know
If you had any concerns or doubts about why Donald Trump made the decision to send airstrikes to Iran, it was because he was acting on a “feeling.” At least, according to Karoline Leavitt, he was. To be fair, that feeling involved Trump’s concerns that Iran might strike the United States or U.S. soldiers and bases near Iran.
Naturally, Trump reportedly wanted to have the upper hand and strike the Middle East before his “feeling” proved to be right. Later, Trump spoke about the decision himself, and instead of leaning on this “I had a feeling” narrative, he named other people who might have had a hand in helping him make the decision to fight with Iran. It’s just a big mess at this point.
People aren’t happy with Karoline Leavitt’s excuse for Trump’s decisions.
🚨 REPORTER: Any evidence Iran was about to attack the U.S.?
— Mr Sharma (@sharma_views) March 11, 2026
WHITE HOUSE: The president had a feeling. 😭
A WAR LAUNCHED ON A FEELING. pic.twitter.com/dWMfTs1pWe
Leavitt spoke to the press about Trump making the call to allow airstrikes from the U.S. military in Iran. In a clip from that press briefing that was posted on X (formerly Twitter), a reporter asks about Trump making a plan to strike Iran within seven days of an announcement to do so, but then later changing it to three days from his announcement.
“Well, that’s not the first time the president has said that he chose to launch Operation Epic Fury because he felt as though Iran was going to strike the United States and our assets in the region first,” Leavitt responds. “Again, I addressed this in the last briefing. This was a feeling the president had based on facts.”
She explains that these so-called facts were given to Trump “by his top negotiators.” But no one was really listening after Leavitt said Trump launched a missile war based on a feeling he apparently had. Maybe “missile war” is a little dramatic, but it doesn’t look good, and if the reason it doesn’t look good is because Trump started Operation Epic Fury based on intuition, we’re all in trouble.
Someone commented on the X post with, “A ‘feeling’? We really went from ‘intelligence reports’ to ‘vibes’ as a justification for war in 2026. Since when did intuition replace evidence in international law? The bar isn’t just low, it’s underground. The Pentagon is basically a giant horoscope reading at this point. This is peak insanity.”
Another person wrote, “I have a feeling that Trump has no feelings.”
Donald Trump threw other people under the bus over his “feeling.”
Not even his, it was his son-in-law, Jared Kushner. 🤷🏾♂️ pic.twitter.com/kfqsPg5VjD
— constant_gardner (@NostalgicDoon) March 11, 2026
Although Leavitt gave her explanation for the U.S.’s role in the conflict in Iran, Trump shared his own reasons with the public elsewhere. In another video of that which was posted to X, Trump says that he was guided by Pete Hegseth, his son-in-law Jared Kushner, and other individuals. Trump says that he made the call because of what he was told by them.
Maybe they had a “feeling” too. Of course, it’s possible that it was a combination of everything, but Trump’s most outspoken critics aren’t here to pay him any favors by giving him the benefit of the doubt.
Karoline Leavitt called out ABC News for what others called “fake news.”
On March 11, 2026, ABC News reported that the FBI warned of possible drone strikes to the U.S. through California from Iran. The outlet later redacted the claim and reported that the information was not verified. But, when the outlet did report the rumor, Leavitt hopped up onto her soapbox and read them to filth.
She posted on X that “This post and story should be immediately retracted by ABC News for providing false information to intentionally alarm the American people.”
She also wrote that there is “no such threat” from Iran. To that, someone replied to the X post with, “If Iran isn’t a threat to our homeland then why the f–k are we bombing them?”
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