Trump Posts Hypothetical Iran Surrender Scenario, Mocks U.S. Media on May 18

According to reports on May 18, President Trump posted on social media describing a hypothetical scenario in which Iran would surrender by admitting its navy is destroyed, its air force no longer exists, and all its military forces abandon weapons and raise white flags of surrender. In the post, Trump sarcastically claimed that if such a scenario occurred, major U.S. news outlets including the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and CNN would misreport it as an Iranian victory over the United States. Trump accused Democratic leaders and media outlets of being “completely lost” and “utterly crazy.”