CAL THOMAS COMMENTARY APRIL 3, 2026
PRESIDENT TRUMP’S ADDRESS TO THE NATION WEDNESDAY NIGHT WAS LONG OVERDUE, BUT NECESSARY. HE SAID THE ATTACKS AGAINST IRAN WILL LAST ANOTHER 2-3 WEEKS AND WILL BE HARDER. THAT SENT OIL PRICES UP AND STOCK PRICES DOWN.
THE WALL STREET JOURNAL WAS ONE OF THE FEW MEDIA OUTLETS TO BE POSITIVE ABOUT THE ADDRESS. IN AN EDITORIAL IT SAID: “THE PRESIDENT MADE THE CASE “FOR GOING TO WAR WITH IRAN THAT HE SHOULD HAVE MADE AT THE OUTSET, BUT IT WAS STILL ESSENTIAL FOR AMERICANS TO HEAR IT.”
THE QUESTION IS, DID THEY HEAR IT, OR WILL THEY ONLY HEAR AND READ THE MEDIA’S NEGATIVE REPORTING ON IT?
THE MOST IMPORTANT STATEMENT WAS THAT HE SAID HE WON’T BE QUITTING UNTIL THE JOB IS DONE. DOES THAT MEAN GETTING THE NUCLEAR MATERIAL IRAN STILL HAS UNDERGROUND, A VERY TOUGH JOB?
AGAIN, THE JOURNAL EDITORIAL: “THE STRONGEST ARGUMENT FOR BOMBING IRAN IS TO DENY THE RADICAL REGIME A NUCLEAR WEAPON, AND MR. TRUMP MADE THE CASE WITH VIGOR. YOU CAN NITPICK THAT HE EXAGGERATED THE IMMEDIACY OF WHEN IRAN WOULD HAVE A BOMB OR MISSILES CAPABLE OF HITTING AMERICA. BUT ONLY A NAIF WOULD BELIEVE THE AYATOLLAHS WEREN’T SET ON BOTH.”
EXACTLY. CHANGING THE REGIME WILL ULTIMATELY BE UP TO THE IRANIANS. LET’S HOPE THEY CAN DO IT. I’M CAL THOMAS.
