‘Dumb as Hell’: Markwayne Mullin Tries to Shield Trump From the Question Everyone Is Asking — Then the Words Start Fighting Each Other and It Just Gets Harder to Watch

‘Dumb as Hell’: Markwayne Mullin Tries to Shield Trump From the Question Everyone Is Asking — Then the Words Start Fighting Each Other and It Just Gets Harder to Watch

President Donald Trump thrives on the image of being the man in charge — the one who bends the room to his will while everyone around him echoes the line. But the moment the conversation turns to the administration’s sudden military move against Iran, that aura of command starts to wobble. Allies fumble through explanations, talking in circles and choosing their words with surgical caution, as if saying the wrong thing out loud might cause the e…