I was at Camp David with President Trump and Secretary Hegseth. This literally never happened, and we told the Washington Post that repeatedly.
The washington post has a very specific audience it targets.
Posted on 08/05/2026 10:38:26 PM PDT by Mount Athos
Anger over depleted US weapon inventories broke into the open at Camp David, where President Donald Trump pressed Secretary of War Pete Hegseth on why he had been kept in the dark regarding severe missile deficits that are now restricting military maneuvers against Iran, The Washington Post reported on Wednesday, citing two individuals familiar with the matter.
According to the report, the tense interaction occurred on the sidelines of a Friday Cabinet meeting. Trump reportedly expressed sharp irritation, indicating he assumed the supply deficit “had been fixed", according to sources who spoke to The Post on the condition of anonymity.
A drain on long-range precision weaponry and anti-air defense interceptors contributed to Trump’s decision to pause major new bombardments against Iranian positions, the newspaper asserted. Trump recently noted that he had prepared but subsequently suspended “the biggest attack since World War II" citing potential diplomatic talks surrounding the Strait of Hormuz.
Although Washington has inked preliminary manufacturing deals for key systems such as Patriot air defense platforms, newly ordered hardware requires up to two years to produce, leaving no immediate remedy for current supply gaps.
During the initial month of hostilities alone, The Post said, American forces launched in excess of 850 Tomahawk cruise missiles along with more than 1,000 Patriot and THAAD interceptors. Additionally, US units expended over 1,300 Army tactical ballistic missiles (ATACMS). The ATACMS supply - also sought by Ukraine - has been so severely drawn down that reserves are effectively exhausted.
When challenged by the President at Camp David over the diminished inventory, Hegseth reportedly defended his performance and shifted responsibility to Deputy Defense Secretary Stephen Feinberg, asserting Feinberg failed to keep the White House properly updated.
The White House pushed back firmly against accounts of the disagreement.
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True or false?
Disinformation or facts?
What nation ever admits that it has a shortage in weapons?
Who leaked this story?
The Washington Post?
Obviously, Pres. Trump is frustrated that this military conflict isn’t over yet
Since Hegseth is in charge of the military, he’ll hear about it
That's not good enough anymore. I won't believe it until real sources are mentioned.
I sure hope the chicoms don’t find out.
From Karoline Leavitte:
I was at Camp David with President Trump and Secretary Hegseth. This literally never happened, and we told the Washington Post that repeatedly. This B.S. story was shopped to many outlets by someone clearly out to disparage the Secretary, for whatever reason. Unfortunately for them, the President loves the Secretary and thinks he’s doing a tremendous job. FAKE NEWS!
When he said we have unlimited ammo it was obvious they ran out. Then came the cease fires.
If you launch a large number of rockets, your rocket inventory will diminish.
It’s not rocket science.
8/5/2026
“Exclusive: At a Cabinet meeting at Camp David on last week, President Trump demanded answers from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on why he had apparently been misled on extreme munitions shortages that now threaten to limit military options with Iran.”
https://x.com/washingtonpost/status/2085157667899691505
Google AI:
“The Independent, The Times of Israel, The Jerusalem Post, Al Jazeera, and Yahoo News have all picked up and reported on the alleged confrontation. These outlets are primarily aggregating the original disclosures made by The Washington Post.”
...and why are military secrets, beneficial to the enemy, blasted by our fake news organs?
Two years to make a Patriot? Having been in that business, I’d buy it. Then do the math. When would have production been ramped up under Trump? Eighteen months ago. Eighteen months is less than two years. Was Biden buying missiles to build a stock to deal with Iran? So the WP blames Trump.
QED, IMO, Trump should have approached this with a bit more preparation. You don’t simply throw a switch to obtain high tech weaponry like we could in WWII. It is a vastly different procurement process.
Precision weapons save a lot of money in use. One shot one kill, Unfortunately, one MUST select targets economically because of the time and trouble accuracy costs, particularly against fast incoming missiles.
One wonders about the timeline to make more directed energy installations because in theory once it works the only “ammo” necessary is energy and the beam does fast very nicely0. My understanding is that the timeline is about three years but that material and supply chain issues are severe with a technology of that type.
TANSTAACW
There’s No Such Thing As A Cheap War
It seems to me that it’s the same tactic to try and divide Trump from his cabinet that is being done with the IRGC and Trump saying negotiations are good with one branch and the other two are left out.
Karoline Leavitte:
I was at Camp David with President Trump and Secretary Hegseth. This literally never happened, and we told the Washington Post that repeatedly. This B.S. story was shopped to many outlets by someone clearly out to disparage the Secretary, for whatever reason. Unfortunately for them, the President loves the Secretary and thinks he’s doing a tremendous job. FAKE NEWS!
Give Bibi the green light to "go to town" on the rag heads.
So these missile shortage reports aren’t Fake News like some here have been claiming. I’m shocked.
Google AI:
“The Independent, The Times of Israel, The Jerusalem Post, Al Jazeera, and Yahoo News have all picked up and reported on the alleged confrontation. These outlets are primarily aggregating the original disclosures made by The Washington Post.”
Hmm. Times of Israel. Jerusalem Post as well. Interesting.
Why are you pushing FAKE NEWS?
Maybe you don’t belong here!
Don’t worry, we still have plenty of nuclear missiles and bombs.
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