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Trump hits out at ‘low IQ’ conservative pundits for opposing Iran war
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US President Donald Trump speaks about the conflict in Iran in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House on April 6, 2026, in Washington, DC. (Brendan Smialowski/AFP)
US President Donald Trump posts a lengthy diatribe against former ally-turned-critics Tucker Carlson, Megyn Kelly, Candace Owens and Alex Jones who have come out against him over the Iran war.
“They think it is wonderful for Iran, the number one state sponsor of terror, to have a nuclear weapon — because they have one thing in common, low IQs,” Trump writes.
He also calls out Owens for falsely claiming that French President Emmanuel Macron’s wife Brigitte is a man.
“Actually, to me, the first lady of France is a far more beautiful woman than Candace, in fact, it’s not even close!” Trump says.
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