Alexander Willis
July 19, 2026
RAW STORY
U.S. President Donald Trump views North Portico renovations as he returns to the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., July 11, 2026. REUTERS/Aaron Schwartz
President Donald Trump finally weighed in Saturday on the deadly U.S.-Iran flare-up that has killed at least two U.S. service members, telling a NewsNation reporter he "couldn't care less" about reports that Iran walked away from the tentative ceasefire.
"I couldn't care less," Trump told NewsNation's Hannah Brandt by phone when asked about Iranian officials suspending the memorandum of understanding, Brandt wrote in a post on X.
Brandt also asked Trump to comment on the two U.S. service members who were killed at the Muwaffaq Salti Air Base in Jordan on Friday from retaliatory strikes from Iran. A third U.S. service member remains missing, U.S. Central Command announced on Saturday.
“Very sad, it’s a very sad thing,” Trump said of the two killed U.S. service members, according to Brandt. “We hate to see it happen. It’s in service to our country.”
Trump, who on Saturday was spotted at his golf club in New Jersey, reiterated to Brandt during their call that it was still vital that the United States “never [allow] Iran to have a nuclear weapon.”
The Iranian strike on Muwaffaq Salti Air Base prompted the United States to launch a new wave of strikes on Iran Saturday, the eighth such wave of strikes since negotiations between the United States and Iran broke down last weekend.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth also weighed in on the deaths of the two U.S. service members on Saturday, writing in a social media post on X that “their sacrifice only stiffens our resolve.”
Aside from his remarks to Brandt, Trump did not issue any public statements on Saturday in the wake of the deaths of the two U.S. service members, sparking outrage after reports suggested he spent Saturday at the Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, New Jersey, a club that has a $125,000 member initiation fee to join.
U.S. President Donald Trump views North Portico renovations as he returns to the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., July 11, 2026. REUTERS/Aaron Schwartz
President Donald Trump finally weighed in Saturday on the deadly U.S.-Iran flare-up that has killed at least two U.S. service members, telling a NewsNation reporter he "couldn't care less" about reports that Iran walked away from the tentative ceasefire.
"I couldn't care less," Trump told NewsNation's Hannah Brandt by phone when asked about Iranian officials suspending the memorandum of understanding, Brandt wrote in a post on X.
Brandt also asked Trump to comment on the two U.S. service members who were killed at the Muwaffaq Salti Air Base in Jordan on Friday from retaliatory strikes from Iran. A third U.S. service member remains missing, U.S. Central Command announced on Saturday.
“Very sad, it’s a very sad thing,” Trump said of the two killed U.S. service members, according to Brandt. “We hate to see it happen. It’s in service to our country.”
Trump, who on Saturday was spotted at his golf club in New Jersey, reiterated to Brandt during their call that it was still vital that the United States “never [allow] Iran to have a nuclear weapon.”
The Iranian strike on Muwaffaq Salti Air Base prompted the United States to launch a new wave of strikes on Iran Saturday, the eighth such wave of strikes since negotiations between the United States and Iran broke down last weekend.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth also weighed in on the deaths of the two U.S. service members on Saturday, writing in a social media post on X that “their sacrifice only stiffens our resolve.”
Aside from his remarks to Brandt, Trump did not issue any public statements on Saturday in the wake of the deaths of the two U.S. service members, sparking outrage after reports suggested he spent Saturday at the Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, New Jersey, a club that has a $125,000 member initiation fee to join.
'Due to Trump’s illegal war': U.S. service members' deaths met with despair and rage
Kathleen Culliton
July 18, 2026
Kathleen Culliton
July 18, 2026
RAW STORY
A satellite image shows smoke billowing near an oil facility in Ahmadi Governorate, Kuwait, July 18, 2026. European Union/Copernicus Sentinel-2/Handout via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. MANDATORY CREDIT.
News that two service members had been killed by direct Iranian fire rocked the nation on Saturday.
U.S. Central Command announced the two service member's death, a third's disappearance and four medical evacuations one day after a base was attacked in Jordon.
"Out of respect for the families, CENTCOM will withhold additional information, including the identities of the fallen warriors, until 24 hours after the next of kin have been notified," the statement read.
Sixteen U.S. service members have been killed and more than 430 wounded since the war began, the Associated Press reported.
"The battle over the Strait of Hormuz has intensified in a conflict increasingly focused on control of the essential waterway that previously carried a fifth of the world’s crude oil," the Associated Press reported.
"The strikes threaten civilians and infrastructure, including desalination plants for drinking water, while the global economy again is on alert."
Americans responded to the news with words of outrage and despair.
"Really awful, dark, foreboding developments in the Middle East over the last 24 hours," wrote MS NOW analyst Sam Stein. "Hard to see how you deescalate from here."
Political strategist Mike Nellis condemned President Donald Trump for mounting an attack on Iran without approval from Congress.
"I will ask again: for what?" Nellis wrote. "Trump has no plan, no clear mission, and he’s getting our sons and daughters killed for his own vanity."
Nellis later added, "I’ll tell you what: if Barack Obama had launched an illegal war, 16 U.S. service members were dead, and another was missing in action, the MAGA media machine would be frothing at the mouth. Right now? Quiet as a church mouse. F---ing cowards."
Political podcaster Shaykh Sulaiman said simply, "Due to Trump’s illegal war."
A satellite image shows smoke billowing near an oil facility in Ahmadi Governorate, Kuwait, July 18, 2026. European Union/Copernicus Sentinel-2/Handout via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. MANDATORY CREDIT.
News that two service members had been killed by direct Iranian fire rocked the nation on Saturday.
U.S. Central Command announced the two service member's death, a third's disappearance and four medical evacuations one day after a base was attacked in Jordon.
"Out of respect for the families, CENTCOM will withhold additional information, including the identities of the fallen warriors, until 24 hours after the next of kin have been notified," the statement read.
Sixteen U.S. service members have been killed and more than 430 wounded since the war began, the Associated Press reported.
"The battle over the Strait of Hormuz has intensified in a conflict increasingly focused on control of the essential waterway that previously carried a fifth of the world’s crude oil," the Associated Press reported.
"The strikes threaten civilians and infrastructure, including desalination plants for drinking water, while the global economy again is on alert."
Americans responded to the news with words of outrage and despair.
"Really awful, dark, foreboding developments in the Middle East over the last 24 hours," wrote MS NOW analyst Sam Stein. "Hard to see how you deescalate from here."
Political strategist Mike Nellis condemned President Donald Trump for mounting an attack on Iran without approval from Congress.
"I will ask again: for what?" Nellis wrote. "Trump has no plan, no clear mission, and he’s getting our sons and daughters killed for his own vanity."
Nellis later added, "I’ll tell you what: if Barack Obama had launched an illegal war, 16 U.S. service members were dead, and another was missing in action, the MAGA media machine would be frothing at the mouth. Right now? Quiet as a church mouse. F---ing cowards."
Political podcaster Shaykh Sulaiman said simply, "Due to Trump’s illegal war."
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