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Is TSF having delusions about talking to someone in Iran? (Original Post) milestogo 13 hrs ago OP
Stop asking at the word "delusions", and the answer is always "YES!". generalbetrayus 13 hrs ago #1
That call is coming from inside the White House 31st Street Bridge 13 hrs ago #8
It's hard to tell the difference, since all his life he has lied about everything. Diamond_Dog 13 hrs ago #2
Delusions or maybe he told Kushner and Witkoff to speak to Iran karynnj 13 hrs ago #3
Who's talking Whip-poor-will 13 hrs ago #4
The 'president'... 2naSalit 13 hrs ago #5
He's just lying. maxsolomon 13 hrs ago #6
Trump is lying, but... LudwigPastorius 13 hrs ago #7
Meh. He's just that fogged over now. Maru Kitteh 13 hrs ago #9
We are all on the dark side of the moon. Prairie_Seagull 13 hrs ago #10
LOL There are photos of these negotiations LetMyPeopleVote 9 hrs ago #11
Probably Not Delusion ProfessorGAC 9 hrs ago #12
Yep Rebl2 9 hrs ago #13
Would he lie to us? struggle4progress 9 hrs ago #14
Markets. Insider trading. Cerulean Southpaw 9 hrs ago #15

karynnj

(60,949 posts)
3. Delusions or maybe he told Kushner and Witkoff to speak to Iran
Mon Mar 23, 2026, 01:42 PM
13 hrs ago

and assumed they did and, of course, Iran agreed to the two best diplomats/real estate con men and ( in Kushner's case slum lord) ever.

It is shocking that these two men didn't bother using any long term diplomats or experts.

Whip-poor-will

(203 posts)
4. Who's talking
Mon Mar 23, 2026, 01:46 PM
13 hrs ago

He's not doing the talking ,it's his imaginary President he was talking to last week, he sent to talk for him .

2naSalit

(102,512 posts)
5. The 'president'...
Mon Mar 23, 2026, 01:54 PM
13 hrs ago

He was talking to was him as 45. So you've got -47 taking advice from himself as -45.

Remember, he only listens to himself.

Which means that many of his conversations are with the voices in his head,

LudwigPastorius

(14,673 posts)
7. Trump is lying, but...
Mon Mar 23, 2026, 01:56 PM
13 hrs ago

I would bet that he has tasked Rubio with finding a 3rd party intermediary country to open back channel cease fire talks.

Maru Kitteh

(31,730 posts)
9. Meh. He's just that fogged over now.
Mon Mar 23, 2026, 02:07 PM
13 hrs ago

He thinks people believe his fabrications because his henchmen pretend to believe him. His cognitive decline accelerating.

Prairie_Seagull

(4,667 posts)
10. We are all on the dark side of the moon.
Mon Mar 23, 2026, 02:07 PM
13 hrs ago

Would rather trust Irans take, whom for which, we are satan.

Than the man currently, well you know.

Norms no longer apply.

What's down the road?

ProfessorGAC

(76,613 posts)
12. Probably Not Delusion
Mon Mar 23, 2026, 05:49 PM
9 hrs ago

We have ample evidence that he lies, so the simplest explanation is that he made it up.

15. Markets. Insider trading.
Mon Mar 23, 2026, 06:03 PM
9 hrs ago
At around 6:50 a.m. in New York, S&P 500 e-Mini futures trading on the CME recorded a sharp and isolated jump in volume, breaking from an otherwise subdued premarket backdrop. With thin liquidity typical of early trading hours, the sudden burst stood out as one of the largest volume moments of the session up to that point.

A similar pattern was observed in oil markets. West Texas Intermediate May futures also saw a noticeable pickup in trading activity at roughly the same time, with a distinct volume spike interrupting otherwise quiet conditions.

Roughly 15 minutes later, at 7:05 a.m., Trump said on Truth Social that the U.S. and Iran had held talks and that he was halting planned strikes on Iranian power plants and energy infrastructure. That announcement prompted an instant rally in risk assets, with S&P 500 futures soaring more than 2.5% before the opening bell. West Texas Intermediate futures dropped nearly 6% following the announcement.


https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/23/volume-in-stock-and-oil-futures-surged-minutes-before-trumps-market-turning-post.html

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