Trump Slams NYT, CNN Iran Coverage as War Powers Deadline Hits
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- Trump blasted the New York Times and CNN over their Iran war coverage, calling CNN "stupid" and the Times' coverage "actually seditious," while claiming the U.S. has "militarily decapitated" Iran.
- Trump made the comments from the Oval Office on Thursday after signing an executive order on retirement savings, tying his media criticism to Democratic efforts to rein in his war powers.
- The New York Times editorial board argued Thursday the military is "losing its edge," writing that "tactical success has not yielded victory" and that the "weaker nation is in the stronger negotiating position."
- Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told the Senate Armed Services Committee Thursday that a fragile U.S.-Iran ceasefire paused the 60-day clock, a day after lawmakers grilled him on his characterization of the war.
- Friday marks 60 days since Trump notified Congress on March 2 of the Iran conflict, triggering the 1973 War Powers Act's requirement for congressional approval to continue military operations beyond that period.
- Trump's April 1 address promised the Iran conflict would end in two to three weeks; the war passed that self-imposed timeframe last week.
Why it matters: The 60-day War Powers milestone Friday forces a congressional reckoning over the Iran conflict precisely as Trump's own two-to-three-week resolution timeline has already slipped, and Hegseth's ceasefire argument to halt the clock will face legal and legislative scrutiny from Democrats already pushing to rein in the president's war authorities.
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