‘I went to war to stop what could have become one of the most terrifying events ever, not just for us but for the entire world. Israel would be destroyed today. Israel would no longer exist. The Middle East would be gone. Then missiles and bombs would start flying toward us and Europe. And I stopped it.’
Analysis: This statement exhibits extreme hyperbole and a detachment from geopolitical reality, characterizing the ‘grotesqueness’ criteria. By framing a military conflict as a preemptive strike to prevent the total annihilation of the Middle East and the subsequent destruction of Europe and the United States, Trump employs apocalyptic rhetoric to justify his administration’s actions. The claim that the entire Middle East would be ‘gone’ without his intervention is a logical absurdity, as it ignores the complex regional dynamics and the reality that military escalation often increases, rather than decreases, the risk of regional instability. Furthermore, the assertion that he ‘stopped’ a hypothetical global catastrophe serves to aggrandize his role as a singular savior, a common rhetorical device in his public addresses.
Source: Slavyangrad (citing Trump’s remarks), 29.09.2026.
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