President Donald Trump has often boasted about being the “Peace President” and has vowed to start “no new wars.” Now, the liberal media is pushing the narrative that Trump has failed to live up to that image because of the strike on Iranian military sites that killed Iran’s supreme leader and other high-ranking officials. But make no mistake about it, Trump is still very much the “Peace President.”
That won’t stop them from trying. On the day of the bombing, CNN host Sara Sidner asked Scott Jennings: If Trump vowed “no more wars,” how can he justify this strike?
“Well, first of all,” Jennings said, “the President has consistently, over the course of his entire public life, said he will never permit the Iranian regime to have a nuclear weapon. That’s why he took action last summer, and that’s part of the reason he took action today.” He pushed back against the talking point that Trump “started a war,” describing the strike instead as “a preventative measure to prevent a war against the largest state sponsor of terror in the world.”
That’s a crucial distinction—one the media keeps blurring. The left sees every military move as a prelude to invasion, but Trump’s entire foreign policy has been about deterrence, not occupation. In fact, as PJ Media previously reported, Trump greenlit Operation Epic Fury as a defensive, preemptive strike to stop planned attacks on U.S. military installations in the Middle East. U.S. officials argue that this decision prevented far higher casualties than would have occurred if America had absorbed the first blow.
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Unlike previous presidents who committed troops to endless nation‑building, Trump has made it clear: he’ll strike when America’s or the world’s safety is threatened, but he’s not in the business of starting new wars.
“This is a new day for the people of Iran,” Jennings continued. “It’s a new day for the Middle East, and it’s a new day for the world because the most courageous commander in chief of my lifetime said, I’m not putting up with this.”
He added, “We’ve been banging our head against a wall for 47 years while these guys terrorize the world, and I’m not going to permit it any longer.”
He’s right. For nearly half a century, Washington’s foreign policy elite has treated Iran like a permanent problem with no solution. Instead, it was something to “manage,” never to challenge. Trump just broke that cycle. Whether you like his style or not, he did something neither party’s establishment dared: he changed the equation by making Iran’s leaders fear consequences again.
Jennings framed it perfectly: “No more war, but peace and a government and a culture in Iran that can actually participate with the rest of the world instead of terrorize it.” That’s the heart of Trump’s foreign policy doctrine. Peace through strength, not peace through surrender.
“That’s what the president did. He ought to be commended for it.” He’s right. If preventing war, dismantling terror networks, and giving oppressed people a chance at freedom isn’t what anti‑war leadership looks like, what is?
This is Scott Jennings at his absolute best.
— Overton (@overton_news) March 1, 2026
“The MOST courageous commander in chief of my lifetime.”
When CNN’s Sara Sidner tried to corner @ScottJenningsKY over Trump’s “no war” promise — he delivered a 60-second masterclass.
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