Trump doesn’t need a hot mic to expose his own contradictions, he is a hot mic

It seems like every press conference is similar to a hot mic stream of consciousness. In a presser on the American-Iranian ceasefire, Trump bragged that he personally dropped all the bombs that led to an Iranian capitulation, claiming credit for 'kicking Iran’s ass.'

U.S. President Donald Trump attends UFC Freedom 250, the mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship, Sunday, June 14, 2026, on the South Lawn of the White House. Photograph courtesy of White House official photographer Daniel Torok

Opinion

BY SHEILA COPPS

June 22, 2026

OTTAWA—The hot mics in France last week were not that hot.

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