Trump uses clip from ‘West Wing’ TV show to explain his latest military strikes on Iran

You kill an American, any American, we don’t come back with a proportionate response,’ the fictional president says in the scene ...
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Trump is out of options – now he’s turned to 'The West Wing' clips

Donald Trump has used a video clip from the TV show The West Wing to threaten Tehran with “disproportionate” bombing – but he’s no Jed Bartlet. Aaron Sorkin’s character was an intellectual. Trump ...
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Why ‘The West Wing’ went from a bipartisan hit to a polarized streaming comfort watch over 2 decades, reflecting profound shifts in media and politics

When the early 2000s hit series “The West Wing” returned on Netflix in December 2025, it spurred conversation about how the idealistic political drama would play in Donald Trump’s second term. The ...
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Trump uses clip from ‘West Wing’ TV show to explain his latest military strikes on Iran

President Donald Trump appeared to explain the U.S. military's renewed strikes on Iran by invoking a scene from the hit television drama "The West Wing." The Republican president shared the clip on ...