Trump revels in America's military might as Iran fighting drags on

According to Axios, President Trump has turned his Truth Social feed into a running highlight reel of the war in Iran, sharing clips of distant explosions as fresh U.S. strikes hit the country. The reporting notes a tension at the center of it: even as Trump plays up raw military power online, he's searching for an exit from a conflict most Americans don't support. Experts who study the presentation of war tell Axios the posts frame him as a wartime president and risk desensitizing viewers to the human cost. One University of Georgia professor describes the approach as shooting from the hip rather than following any classic PR strategy. Trump this week declared a temporary ceasefire over after Iran attacked ships in the Strait of Hormuz, and what he once promised would be a quick war has stretched into an open-ended fight over a critical trade route.

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