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Trump Back On His Heels! AP Goes Full DNC with Badly Disguised Iran War Editorial
Newsbusters ^ | March 16, 2026 | P.J. Gladnick

Posted on 03/16/2026 3:17:35 PM PDT by PJ-Comix

It's hard to miss how elitist media like the Associated Press thrive on the notion that the Iran war is already a fiasco.

On Sunday, the AP author was Will Weissert (best remembered for scribbling a loving paean for Fidel Castro), but it could have been written by any of a number of flacks at the DNC gloating over what they think will help the Democrats in the midterm elections. The result was an opinion piece very poorly disguised as a legitimate story -- "Two weeks into war with Iran, Trump has been knocked back on his political heels."

It was therefore no big surprise that the very first source cited in the story was a DNC hack:

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AP completely gave up any pretense towards objective news coverage and is now LUSING openly for a Democrat victory in the midterm elections.
1 posted on 03/16/2026 3:17:35 PM PDT by PJ-Comix
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To: PJ-Comix
AP = Always Propaganda
2 posted on 03/16/2026 3:26:32 PM PDT by Texas Fossil (Texas is not about where you were born, but a Free State of Heart, Mind and Attitude.)
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I don’t think Trump is “back on his heels”.

From what I can tell, he got firm control of Iran’s oil, their income source, right now.


3 posted on 03/16/2026 3:28:38 PM PDT by Jim W N (MAGA "by restoring the Gospel of the Grace of Christ (Jude 3) and our Free Constitutional Republic!)
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To: PJ-Comix

Associated Press WWII

What the AP’s Collaboration With the Nazis Should Teach Us About Reporting the News (Jun 05, 2017)
https://www.tabletmag.com/sections/news/articles/ap-collaboration-nazis-reporting-news
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4 posted on 03/16/2026 3:29:01 PM PDT by Texas Fossil (Texas is not about where you were born, but a Free State of Heart, Mind and Attitude.)
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This piece skipped the line in the AP piece about Trump “increasingly agitated press briefings.” If you don’t take time to watch Trump’s calm, serious demeanor , as on AF 1 last night, mastering the press, you’d get the sense of panic, which is what AP wants to convey. Same with calling on other countries for help in Hormuz; as explained by the UN ambassador, we don’t need the stuff coming through there. The countries that do need it have to step up and supply tneir own protection. Makes sense, also calls mullahs’ strategy into question if they are denied loading China’s tankers.


5 posted on 03/16/2026 3:31:22 PM PDT by sopo
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I'm not sure if I should be angry or amused. One of the most lopsided wars in history and the RATs with their useful idiots are trying to sell the idea we are on the losing side. Even here on Free Republic we have perpetually depressed fools insistently posting who can't see a good thing when it is happening right in front of them.
6 posted on 03/16/2026 3:32:04 PM PDT by Nateman (Democrats did not strive for fraud friendly voting merely to continue honest elections.)
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Yeah that one set a new standard for shameless rat propaganda from a so called news org. Disgraceful, in fact treasonous.


7 posted on 03/16/2026 3:38:43 PM PDT by gibsonguy
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Two weeks into war with Iran, Trump has been knocked back on his political heels (Mar 15, 2026)

https://apnews.com/article/trump-iran-democrats-oil-midterms-e4919b1a69f90f47f8f61c5967e12fac

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8 posted on 03/16/2026 3:41:54 PM PDT by Texas Fossil (Texas is not about where you were born, but a Free State of Heart, Mind and Attitude.)
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The commie media has always rooted for the Muslims throughout the world to destroy the Western world. Going back to 9/11 the media made excuses for what Muslims did, they have been protecting Islam since then why stop now


9 posted on 03/16/2026 3:46:19 PM PDT by Sarah Barracuda
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To: sopo

The mullahs are counting on the US left’s useful idiots. It’s all they’ve got left.


10 posted on 03/16/2026 4:22:29 PM PDT by butterdezillion
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It’s all they’ve got left.

But it is so reliable!

11 posted on 03/16/2026 4:39:56 PM PDT by 17th Miss Regt (Fascist, deplorable, and proud of it!)
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To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Arthur Wildfire! March; Berosus; Bockscar; BraveMan; cardinal4; ...

12 posted on 03/16/2026 6:52:49 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (TDS -- it's not just for DNC shills anymore -- oh, wait, yeah it is.)
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Delusional thinking in the media.

Most important event today was the failure of the Paris trade talks with China. We begged for magnets. They refused, and thus no point in having an early April summit, where the media would focus on that.

Summit rescheduled.


13 posted on 03/16/2026 6:53:04 PM PDT by Owen
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AP has the Vietnam syndrome> WE ARE LOSSING!


14 posted on 03/16/2026 10:05:44 PM PDT by Don_Ret_USAF ("No Government can survive Without The Trust Of The People."er)
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