The Find Out Podcast

Has Donald Trump Ever Cried?

Episode Summary

This week we dig into Trump's long, well-documented history of struggling to show genuine empathy. We talk about his "that's the way it is" response to the first American soldiers killed in Iran, Pete Hegseth's jaw-dropping press conference where he accused the media of focusing too much on dead troops, and what it tells us that Trump's own team had to go on Fox News to insist the president had "a tear in his eye" — because apparently no one actually saw it.

Episode Notes

What We Get Into:

• Trump launching military strikes on Iran on March 1, 2026 — without congressional authorization — in what he called "major combat operations," warning from the jump that American lives would be lost
• His response when the first three U.S. service members were killed in Kuwait: framing their deaths as an expected cost of the mission, saying "we expect casualties, but in the end it's going to be a great deal for the world" — before their families had even been notified
• Pete Hegseth at the Pentagon, scolding reporters for covering the dead soldiers too much, claiming it was an attempt to make Trump "look bad"
• Trump's aide Steve Witkoff going on Fox News to reveal Trump had "a tear in his eye" meeting freed hostages — and why the public reaction was immediate and brutal
• The Iran war itself: who benefits, who wasn't consulted (Congress), and why even some MAGA voices — including Marjorie Taylor Greene — called it "absolutely disgusting and evil"
• Only 28% of Americans thought the administration made a compelling case for the strikes. Two-thirds wanted a congressional vote. None of that happened.
• The deeper question: is this a man incapable of empathy, or one who has simply decided he doesn't need to perform it anymore?