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Trump defends Iran war in Veterans Day address at Arlington
President Trump marked Veterans Day on Wednesday at Arlington National Cemetery, joining a wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier with first lady Melania Trump, Vice President Vance and second lady Usha Vance.[7, 8] In his remarks, Trump defended the war against Iran, saying the United States won and that the conflict will end soon, vowing total victory and saying he is making the world safer.[8, 10, 17]
Trump also thanked veterans for their service, pledging never to forget their sacrifices, and honored fallen service members at the ceremony.[4, 14] Some left-leaning outlets criticized the speech, with Raw Story describing pauses in his delivery and PoliticusUSA saying he threatened Democrats during the address.[1, 2]
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Of the 16 rated outlets that covered it, 3 are left of center, 5 are center and 8 are right of center (7 of them in the Right group). 1 more is not rated.
- Left: none.
- Leans left: PoliticusUSA (−1.16), The New Republic (−1.09), Raw Story (−0.94).
- Center: NBC News (−0.49), ABC News (−0.19), CBS News (−0.14), Yahoo News (+0.07), The Hill (+0.10).
- Leans right: New York Post (+0.64).
- Right: Washington Examiner (+1.34), WorldNetDaily (+1.44), Fox News (+1.52), RedState (+1.87), Breitbart (+2.03), The Daily Wire (+2.07), One America News Network (+2.69).
Not rated BBC News. Not placed: they have no lean score.
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