The reason news organizations seem so ridiculous is that they don't have the grammar to express that Trump is just lying and has no idea what he's doing or talking about. They have to quote him because they keep insisting that he's president, rather than simply ignoring him on stuff like this.
@nbcnews.comThe Israeli military launch deadly new strikes in Lebanon after reporting attacks from Hezbollah overnight, despite President Trump saying both sides had agreed to de-escalate after Iran threatened to pull out of peace talks.
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Israel and Hezbollah trade new attacks despite Trump promise of de-escalation
President Donald Trump said “all shooting will stop” in Lebanon and that talks with Tehran were ongoing. Iran had signaled it could pull out of peace negotiations over the U.S ally’s intensifying assault.