Trump has boiled Iran war down to ‘three sentences’: Byron York

Published May 13, 2026 11:44am ET | Updated May 13, 2026 11:44am ET



Washington Examiner chief political correspondent Byron York spoke on the Hugh Hewitt Show Tuesday about his take on President Donald Trump’s communication regarding the war with Iran.

Host Hugh Hewitt said he thinks Trump has been good about messaging the objective of the battle with Iran in that “they don’t get a nuclear weapon,” but not the why, which is that lunatics can’t have nuclear weapons.  

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