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Trump Calls Netanyahu a 'War Hero,' Says "I Guess I Am Too" After Iran Strikes

The on-air claim tied his June order to bomb Iranian nuclear sites to personal heroism.

President Donald Trump helps straighten the Medal of Honor after presenting the award to Army Master Sgt. Matthew Williams in 2019. Williams received the nation’s highest military honor for heroic actions while serving in Afghanistan's Shok Valley in 2008.

Overview

  • Speaking on The Mark Levin Show, the president praised Benjamin Netanyahu and said, "I guess I am too," after calling the Israeli leader a war hero.
  • He cited having "sent those planes" in June, referring to U.S. B-2 bomber attacks on Iran’s Fordo, Natanz and Isfahan facilities using massive bunker-buster munitions in Operation Midnight Hammer.
  • Veterans and former GOP Rep. Adam Kinzinger swiftly criticized the remark, noting the president never served in the military and received Vietnam-era draft deferments.
  • Levin defended the characterization on X, arguing that presidents who order decisive military actions can rightly be considered war heroes.
  • Netanyahu is under an International Criminal Court arrest warrant over alleged Gaza war crimes, and the president has urged canceling or pardoning the Israeli leader’s trial.