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Mike Johnson: Trust us, this war totally had to happen

Jason Weisberger
Mar 17, 2026
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Trump bootlicker “MAGA” Mike Johnson says Iran was an “imminent threat” and the U.S. had to strike first. That claim is doing a lot of work, given the lack of evidence that Iran was anywhere near building a nuclear weapon.

If this sounds familiar, it should.

“Imminent threat” has been the go-to justification for wars that didn’t quite have one.

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