Trump Just Tried To Claim He Spoke To A 'Former President' About Iran—But There's One Big Problem

MAGA Republican President Donald Trump isn't helping his handlers refute observations of his signs of dementia or overall cognitive decline.

According to the United Kingdom's The Independent, the POTUS told the press at least three times on Monday that one of his predecessors told him they wished they had launched an unprovoked attack on Iran just like Trump did.

At one point during a meeting of the Kennedy Center’s board, Trump stated:

"Look, for 47 years, no President was willing to do what I’m doing, and they should have done it a long time ago. It would have been a lot easier. There’s no President that wanted to do it. And yet every President knew."

For those doing the math, 47 years ago was 1979. On November 4, 1979, Iranian students attacked the U.S. Embassy in Tehran, taking 52 Americans hostage.

Iranian revolutionaries were outraged that the U.S. allowed the deposed Shah of Iran to enter the United States for medical treatment.

The siege lasted for 444 days with hostages being formally released on January 20, 1981, minutes after Republican President Ronald Reagan's inauguration after negotiations regarding the unfreezing of Iranian assets held by the United States.

Trump added:

"I’ve spoken to a certain president, who I like, actually, a past President, a former President. He said, 'I wish I did it, I wish I did,’ but they didn’t do it. I’m doing it."

For many, the story gave "big, strong men with tears in their eyes" vibes. Trump and his children often relay stories of unidentified stereotypical alpha men crying as they praise how great President Trump is.

When pressed for the identity of the President who speaks to him, Trump declared:

"I can’t tell you that. I don’t want to embarrass him. It would be very bad for his career, even though he’s got no career."

You can see a clip of one time Trump made the claim in front of video cameras here:

There's only one problem. Representatives for former Democratic Presidents Bill Clinton, Barack Obama and Joe Biden and former Republican President George W. Bush were quick to share, "Not me!" Each said they had not spoken with Trump since he decided to join Israel in attacking the sovereign nation of Iran.

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So, did Trump just lie?

His presidencies—45 and 47—have been marked by constant, pervasive, easily debunked lies, half truths, and misinformation.

Or was Trump talking to himself? Technically Trump is both a former President (#45) and current POTUS (#47) since his two terms aren't successive.

Or does Trump truly believe he spoke to a former President—one who heaped praise on him over his wildly unpopular decision to attack Iran at the request of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu?

An inability to distinguish reality from fantasy or dreams is a sign of the dementia and cognitive decline frequently being pointed out by observers of Trump's speech, movement, and behavior.

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Whatever the cause—lying, talking to himself, or delusions—people had a field day with Trump's latest unsubstantiated, widely refuted boast.

It has long been rumored that the ghost of President Abraham Lincoln haunts the White House, especially the Lincoln bedroom. It's possible Trump had a conversation with a deceased former President, as he did claim the person had no current career and never said the President he spoke to was alive.

However, unless President Lincoln has stayed up on current affairs throughout his death, he'd be unaware of what or where "Iran" or "Israel" are. During President Lincoln's life, Iran wasn't called Iran internationally and a nation called Israel didn't exist on any maps.

On March 21, 1935, Iran officially adopted its native name of "Iran" instead of "Persia" in international correspondence by decree of Reza Shah Pahlavi. Westerners used "Persia" to refer to both the region and the country for centuries, but the nation was historically known internally as Iran—meaning "Land of the Aryans"—for thousands of years.

While there are scriptural and historical references to Israel and the people of Israel dating back to the 13th century BCE, the modern State of Israel adopted the name upon its declaration of independence on May 14, 1948.

But maybe Abe joins Donald for his all night binge watching of Fox News, OAN, and Newsmax. Or maybe Trump just thinks he does.