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Susie Wiles orders Trump aides to stop giving him 'rose-colored views' of Iran war
The Mirror ^ | Apr 2 2026 | Peter Rubinstein

Posted on 04/03/2026 6:18:07 AM PDT by MinorityRepublican

A new report on the goings-on within President Donald Trump's close circle of advisors revealed that White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles has allegedly urged the group to be "more forthright with the boss" about the realities of his war with Israel against Iran.

Wiles was concerned that the president's aides were offering him a rose-colored outlook on how the war was being perceived among Americans, too often telling Trump what he wanted to hear, according to TIME Magazine, which cited several White House sources and a senior administration official.

According to the official, Trump has begun many recent days by viewing videos gathered by military officials that show only battlefield successes in the Middle East. Trump has told his advisors that eliminating the alleged nuclear threat posed by Iran, which he had previously claimed had been "totally obliterated," could be a defining feature of his presidency, the official told TIME.

In the third week of the war, it was Wiles' responsibility to share surveys by Trump pollster Tony Fabrizio that showed the war's increasing unpopularity with the president at one such meeting, TIME reported. The surveys reportedly referenced the skyrocketing price of gas, stock market volatility and the millions of protesters who had taken to the streets in opposition to the conflict.

The longer the war lasted, the more difficult it would be for Trump and Republicans at large to fare well in November's critical midterm elections, Wiles reportedly told the president. Prospects for the GOP were already looking grim before the onset of the war, with Democrats flipping more than two-dozen seats across the U.S. since Trump's reelection while Republicans flipped none.

(Excerpt) Read more at themirror.com ...


TOPICS: Government; Military/Veterans; Politics
KEYWORDS: concern; epicfury; polls; rosecoloredviews; wiles

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1 posted on 04/03/2026 6:18:07 AM PDT by MinorityRepublican
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To: MinorityRepublican

Says the woman gave Trump a rose colored outlook on her pal Blondi.


2 posted on 04/03/2026 6:19:56 AM PDT by HYPOCRACY (Wake up, smell the cat food in your bank account. )
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To: MinorityRepublican

The Mirror......nuff said


3 posted on 04/03/2026 6:20:17 AM PDT by V_TWIN (America....so great even the people that hate it won't leave)
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To: MinorityRepublican

I doubt Trump gets his Operation Epic Fury briefings from his WH staff.


4 posted on 04/03/2026 6:20:59 AM PDT by RoosterRedux (“Critical thinking is hard; that’s why most people just jump to conclusions.”—Jung (paraphrased))
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To: MinorityRepublican

“eliminating the alleged nuclear threat posed by Iran”


5 posted on 04/03/2026 6:23:06 AM PDT by Brian Griffin
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To: MinorityRepublican
"...allegedly ...."

"...allegedly ...." says the Brit press. Of course, they have the best interests of the Trump-Vance administration.... / sarc

6 posted on 04/03/2026 6:25:24 AM PDT by Worldtraveler once upon a time (Degrow government)
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To: MinorityRepublican

“the more difficult it would be for Trump and Republicans at large to fare well in November’s critical midterm elections”

The wimpy Republicans were doomed to lose both the House and Senate before the first bomb was dropped.


7 posted on 04/03/2026 6:28:05 AM PDT by Brian Griffin
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To: MinorityRepublican

Those “millions of protestors” didn’t take to the streets in opposition to the war. These lunatics would have taken to the street even if the war had never happened.

They took to the street because they are PAID, left-wing, mentally ill weirdos who hate America. They are communist babies who won’t accept the fact that normal Americans elected a man like Donald Trump who loves America.


8 posted on 04/03/2026 6:28:41 AM PDT by july4thfreedomfoundation (Charlie Kirk's assassination / murder was our Fort Sumter moment. But only one side is fighting.)
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To: Worldtraveler once upon a time

Time Magazine has “ anonymous sources “.

What could be more authentic?


9 posted on 04/03/2026 6:29:29 AM PDT by BrexitBen
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To: MinorityRepublican

“alleged nuclear threat”

I read on the internet that Iran was 2 weeks away from nuclear weapons, it must be true.


10 posted on 04/03/2026 6:32:15 AM PDT by JSM_Liberty
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To: BrexitBen
--- "Time Magazine has 'anonymous sources '. What could be more authentic?"

It does make for a chuckle that the BRITISH Mirror mirrors Time magazine..... The Pelosi-trademarked "wrap up smear" technique comes to mind.....

11 posted on 04/03/2026 6:33:27 AM PDT by Worldtraveler once upon a time (Degrow government)
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To: MinorityRepublican

“...how the war was being perceived among Americans...”

She could have been more forthright herself by saying the Americans don’t know anything about the war except what the POTUS says and what the media writes. It is obvious that the newspaper and the TV come on every day at all hours telling the public what the media wants them to hear. That’s what they do whether it is truth or not...it’s the story (theirs). And on the topic of war and terrorism, seldom the truth until someone shoots back. The POTUS has little time to stop as often as they put out material while he is doing his job. And they’ve been hammering Trump for over 10 years, truth or not. It sells newspapers, TV time, and makes “journalists” superstars depending on the size of their pond and how long they stay in it and aren’t thrown out when they can’t get viewers or readers. Lot of snakes in those ponds.

wy69


12 posted on 04/03/2026 6:39:28 AM PDT by whitney69 (gave)
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To: HYPOCRACY

The Mirror?
STOP


13 posted on 04/03/2026 6:40:02 AM PDT by cp124 (Bring back the Constitution.)
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To: MinorityRepublican
Good that at least someone isn't drinking the Kool-Aid.
14 posted on 04/03/2026 6:41:54 AM PDT by McGruff
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To: Brian Griffin

“The wimpy Republicans were doomed to lose both the House and Senate before the first bomb was dropped.”

Ditto this. Trump needs to get anything done he wants to be done before the Nov elections. It is over that day.


15 posted on 04/03/2026 6:43:26 AM PDT by devane617 (Discipline Is Reliable, Motivation Is Fleeting..)
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To: MinorityRepublican

Well Trump is staying in DC this weekend. Nothing on the schedule. May finish Iran off


16 posted on 04/03/2026 6:46:51 AM PDT by TornadoAlley3 ( I'm Proud To Be An Okie From Muskogee)
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To: JSM_Liberty

“I read on the internet that Iran was 2 weeks away from nuclear weapons, it must be true.”

Why do you think Iran has so much 60% U-235?

Enriching the U-235 is the hard part.


17 posted on 04/03/2026 6:48:35 AM PDT by Brian Griffin
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To: MinorityRepublican

“Susie Wiles orders Trump aides to stop giving him ‘rose-colored views’ of Iran war”

Translation: Start listening to Tulsi.


18 posted on 04/03/2026 6:54:26 AM PDT by BobL (Trusting one's doctor is the #1 health mistake one can make.)
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To: devane617

Technically, not until January... there would be two months of a lame duck congress before the new one gets seated.

So... there’s your good news for the day!


19 posted on 04/03/2026 6:56:35 AM PDT by Capn Hayek (Capital is not responsible for Labor's lack of planning)
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To: MinorityRepublican

“according to TIME Magazine, which cited several White House sources”? SO, A RUMOR OF A RUMOR, FROM UNAMED SOURCES. SO WHAT THEY REALLY SAID, WAS SOMEONE SAID SOMETHING, AT THE WHITEHOUSE. THANKS FOR POSTING MORE TRASH HERE.


20 posted on 04/03/2026 6:58:14 AM PDT by Judge Bean
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