Bessent on timeline for the war ending: "It's 2 weeks. 2 weeks."

[mahatmakanejeeves]

Aaron Rupar
‪@atrupar.com‬

Bessent on timeline for the war ending: "It's 2 weeks. 2 weeks. I know the media likes to move things along, and that's part of the Iranian strategy. It's very unfortunate that because of a dislike for president Trump the mainstream media is trying to make this into some crisis that it's not."


9:01 AM · Mar 16, 2026

Bessent on timeline for the war ending: "It's 2 weeks. 2 weeks. I know the media likes to move things along, and that's part of the Iranian strategy. It's very unfortunate that because of a dislike for president Trump the mainstream media is trying to make this into some crisis that it's not."

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) 2026-03-16T13:01:45.649Z

[johnnyfins]

1. Now why would the "media" dislike the president?

Do the terms "Fake News" and "Enemy of the People" sound familiar?

"Liking" the president has nothing to do with it. Seeking facts and holding the government accountable to THE PEOPLE, does. Simple minded idiot.

[SheltieLover]

2. Maybe he should speak to the families of dead service personnel about that last line "a crisis that it's not."

And is this the same scaramucci 2-week period as was referenced by slob for that healthcare bill and the infrastructure plan?

[gab13by13]

3. Krasnov, a Russian agent,

may surrender in 2 weeks and pull everyone out but Israel and Iran are going to continue the war.

[spanone]

4. trmp has collected a passel of professional bullshitters.

[wishstar]

5. Yesterday Energy Secretary Wright said 4 to 6 weeks on NBC

What a joke to blame the media for what their own people have said about it taking much longer than just 2 weeks.
They just can't get their stories straight but Bessent is desperate to ease the markets this morning and so far its working

[gab13by13]

6. Krasnov, a Russian agent,

is asking Congress for 50 billion more dollars for the war.

[Maeve]

7. It's always "two weeks" whatever the question

[BootinUp]

8. Mr. Bessent, why is it looking like a quagmire?

[bluesbassman]

9. Two weeks, two weeks?! You sound like a parakeet!

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[raccoon]

10. I wouldn't hold my breath.

[mahatmakanejeeves]

11. I haven't decided whether I should have vodka or LSD for breakfast, but

there's no way I can make it through the day listening to this without some sort of mind-altering substance to start off with.

[Johonny]

12. He confuses smugness with projecting intelligence

Instead he comes off as an arrogant stupid asshole. Because he is an arrogant stupid asshole. It's rather funny that he's too dumb to know how he comes off.

[Ocelot II]

13. Feckless toady Scott Pissant says what? Two weeks? Of course it would be two weeks.