President Donald Trump has regularly criticized legacy media for its left-wing biases and agenda-driven reporting. He’s rightfully accused them of dishonesty and manipulating stories that advance specific Democratic narratives instead of telling the truth to the people. An example of these deceptions is the recent legacy media coverage of Operation Epic Fury. Manipulated stories, omitted facts, and contrived narratives are advanced daily in attempts to persuade the public that the Iran war is going poorly. Today’s Democratic politicians are no better. This dishonesty reinforces Trump’s previous claims that the legacy media is the enemy of the people.

NEW | Special Report: The war in Iran is currently in a phase in which the military trajectory is relatively positive: the United States is steadily destroying Iran’s ability to use its most essential tool in the war — drone and missile attacks — which in turn underpin the entire… pic.twitter.com/jclIu4Mt76 Recommended Stories Is the new Iranian supreme leader gay?The economy remains on a positive trajectoryIran's declining ability to fight Hormuz battle— Institute for the Study of War (@TheStudyofWar) March 15, 2026

NEW | Special Report: The war in Iran is currently in a phase in which the military trajectory is relatively positive: the United States is steadily destroying Iran’s ability to use its most essential tool in the war — drone and missile attacks — which in turn underpin the entire… pic.twitter.com/jclIu4Mt76

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Fortunately, a new analysis of the Iran conflict by the Institute for the Study of War, a “nonpartisan, nonprofit public policy research organization,” would appear to rebut many of the claims made by Democrats and legacy media. For starters, ISW categorized the current trajectory of the war as “relatively positive,” highlighting the numerous successful military accomplishments over the last two weeks. According to ISW’s report, “the United States is steadily destroying Iran’s ability to use its most essential tool in the war — drone and missile attacks — which in turn underpin the entire Iranian strategy.”

Being critical of a presidential administration’s war strategy and preparation is one thing. So is offering sincere insight and commentary about what is going well and where there could be improvements. Those are honest conversations that should happen. However, a constant misrepresentation of facts, fake hyperbolic outrage, and baseless accusations by Democrats and legacy media about the Trump administration’s war........

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