Fox News chief political analyst Brit Hume has hit out at liberal media figures for describing the ongoing conflict in Iran as a 'stalemate' between the US and Israel. Hume presented a hypothetical scenario to counter comments from Whoopi Goldberg, Joe Scarborough and Symone Sanders Townsend, who suggested the US was unprepared and lacked a clear plan.
Hume asked viewers to imagine a situation where Iran was bombing the US, killing the president and his cabinet, and attacking military assets. He then questioned whether anyone would call such a scenario a stalemate if the US responded by shutting off a major waterway. 'Do you think anyone would be saying that this is... a stalemate? I don't think so,' he said.
The comments come as the conflict enters its third week, with President Donald Trump facing questions about the war's timeline and strategy. Trump has said he is 'not afraid' of deploying ground troops if necessary, but has offered few details. He also claimed the US could destroy Iran's electric capacity 'in one hour'.
However, administration sources told Axios the war could extend into September, longer than Trump has publicly indicated. A Quinnipiac poll found 74% of Americans oppose sending ground troops to Iran, and 53% are against the war altogether. The president also faced questions about the resignation of his top counterterrorism official, Joe Kent, over the conflict.
