Attacks against Iran began Saturday. Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was assassinated, several American aircraft were destroyed, and six U.S. service members were killed.
European allies have been critical of Trump's decision to join Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in an offensive against Iran. The excuses for the military action have come under fire.
Attempting to defend what many call just another attempt to distract voters from Trump's longstanding friendships and documented ties with registered sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and his accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell, Graham tried to discount any criticism from the United States' European allies.
Graham stated:
"If you polled Europe, 'Who is worse for the world: Trump, Bibi [Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu] or the [Iranian] Ayatollah [Ali Khamenei]?'"
"The Ayatollah would finish third."
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Graham's attempted defense of Trump's attack on Iran flew in the face of the POTUS's constant claims that he's the most respected and beloved President in the history of the United States, both domestically and internationally.
People found Graham's unintended dis of Trump and Netanyahu entirely accurate.
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People agreed with Graham's assessment of how unpopular both Trump and Netanyahu are in Europe and expanded Graham's projection globally—and to include the United States and Israel where neither leader garner even 50% support.
While people frequently claim half of voters in the U.S. chose Trump in 2024, but of the ~241 million eligible U.S. voters in 2024, 163.8 million voted for a different candidate or didn't vote at all.
Trump's support from 77.3 million voters is less than one third, not close to one half.
Of those who did vote, Trump still didn't get half or more—he garnered only 49.8% of the vote to Harris' 48.3% with the balance going to 3rd party candidates.
Netanyahu has faced his own issues in Israel where he has been Prime Minister off and on since 1996.
In 2017, Israeli police confirmed Netanyahu was suspected of crimes involving fraud, breach of trust, and bribes and recommended he be charged with corruption in 2018. The case and trial are ongoing.
In November 2025, Netanyahu formally asked for a pardon for his crimes from Israeli President Isaac Herzog. Only about 40% of Israelis support Netanyahu as of 2026 polling.
All six crew members in the three jets were able to eject safely.
Video taken by a Kuwaiti civilian shows several individuals rushing to check on one of the downed pilots. The person behind the camera can be heard asking a pilot in a helmet and flight suit standing in a dirt-covered clearing if they're uninjured.
The Kuwaiti man asked as he approached:
"You're fine?"
The female fighter pilot replied:
"I'm OK."
The man asked:
"Really?"
To which she responded:
"Yes."
He then asked:
"Do you need something to help you?"
The fighter pilot replied:
"No, I'm OK."
To which he responded:
"No problem, you're safe, you're safe. You're safe. Everything good?"
After she responded in the affirmative, the Kuwaiti civilian added:
"No problem. Thank you for helping us!"
You can see videos of the interaction here:
Reactions to the video varied greatly.
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A Kuwaiti defense spokesperson stated:
"...direct coordination was conducted with the friendly U.S. forces regarding the circumstances of the incident, and joint technical measures were taken."
They added:
"Kuwait has acknowledged this incident, and we are grateful for the efforts of the Kuwaiti defense forces and their support in this ongoing operation."
The U.S. death toll has risen to six. CENTCOM originally reported three soldiers were killed by an Iranian airstrike against a military installation in Kuwait. On Monday, officials raised the number to six after one person succumbed to their injuries and the remains of two more were found in the rubble.
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But when asked for comment, Dr. Sean Barbabella, the White House physician, blamed the rash on a cream Trump is apparently using as a “preventative skin treatment," telling CNN in a statement:
“President Trump is using a very common cream on the right side of his neck, which is a preventative skin treatment. The President is using the treatment for one week, and the redness is expected to last for a few weeks.”
Neither Barbarella nor the White House provided anything more specific—and no one was buying this explanation from an administration long accused of obfuscating the reality of Trump's physical and mental condition.
Just last week Trump attracted attention after a close-up shot taken during his State of the Union address of his right hand covered in makeup that failed to obscure the discoloration grossed out social media users.
Whatever the underlying cause of Trump's health concerns, his left hand now seems to be acting up too, and it's unsettling observers as much as the issues with his right.
In January, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt was called out after she gave a dubious excuse for what happened to Trump after he was spotted at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, with a large bruise on his left hand.
The bruise made headlines after it was captured in pictures taken by photographers Chip Somodevilla and Fabrice Coffrini at the charter signing for the newly-formed "Board of Peace." Leavitt told reporters that Trump "hit his hand in the corner of the signing table, causing it to bruise.”
