Trump unleashes furious rant over Wall Street Journal claim that Iran ‘takes him for a sucker’
Trump unleashes furious rant over Wall Street Journal claim that Iran ‘takes him for a sucker’
Simon WaltersWed, April 22, 2026 at 9:31 AM UTC
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Donald Trump has hit back at a claim that Iran had “taken him for a sucker” after he extended the ceasefire in the war between the two countries.
The US President responded angrily on his Truth Social media platform to an article in the respected Wall Street Journal, arguing the newspaper had “LOST ITS WAY!”
He described the WSJ columnist Eliot Kaufman as an ‘IDIOT’ over an article headlined: “The Iranians Take Trump for a Sucker”.
Kaufman wrote: “How many times will President Trump pay Iran for the same real estate?
“Twice he has announced the opening of the Strait of Hormuz, and twice he has given up U.S. leverage in exchange.
“Yet the strait remains closed, as Iran’s regime demands more.”
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In a separate article, Kaufman argued recently that Iran’s regime Tehran had ‘swindled’ Trump three times — repeatedly promising to reopen the strait before closing it again to extract further concessions from Washington.
The US President declared: “An IDIOT on The Wall Street Journal’s Editorial Board, named Elliot Kaufman, just wrote an Op Ed entitled, “The Iranians Take Trump for a Sucker.”
”Really? For 47 years, they have killed our people, and many others, and taken advantage of every President, except me — And what did I give to them, a Country in tatters!”
President Trump listed the US military’s successful strikes against Iran’s Navy, Air Force and other targets as evidence of his achievements in the conflict.
Iran was an “economic catastrophe hanging by a thread,” Trump wrote.
The clash between Trump and the WSJ came after he extended the ceasefire with Iran hours after saying US soldiers were “raring to go” in future attacks on Iran.
It prompted claims by critics that Trump has “blinked” again in the conflict and fresh taunts that he is the ‘TACO (Trump Always Chickens Out).
Source: “AOL Breaking”
