Overview

• During a Tuesday interview on The Mark Levin Show, President Donald Trump praised Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as a "war hero" and added, "I guess I am, too."
• Trump said, "I sent those planes," a remark reported as referring to June U.S. airstrikes on three Iranian uranium enrichment facilities.
• He framed the praise in the context of working with Netanyahu on efforts tied to hostages held by Hamas in Gaza.
• News coverage noted that Trump has never been deployed or fought in a war, providing biographical context to his self-description.
• Former Rep. Adam Kinzinger, an Air National Guard veteran, criticized the statement on CNN as "nuts" and said Trump is not a war hero.