Bret Baier tuts Trump after president rips Iran story: ‘We didn’t say you wanted to meet’

Published Aug 28, 2026 • 12:32 AM

Fox News host Bret Baier defended his colleague after President Donald Trump posted on Truth Social panning his show’s segment on the latest Iran war news. Trump posted on social media on Thursday evening telling Baier to “straighten out his flunkies,” while calling the Iran report from Fox News correspondent Jonathan Hunt “particularly inaccurate.” Trump […]

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- Bret Baier tuts Trump after president rips Iran story: ‘We didn’t say you wanted to meet’You are here
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- Trump insists he ‘didn’t underestimate’ Iran’s ‘pain tolerance’Washington Examiner
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• Donald Trump criticized a Fox News segment regarding Iran diplomacy as inaccurate on Truth Social.

• Bret Baier defended his reporter and clarified that the segment did not claim Trump sought meetings with Iran.

• The dispute focused on whether the reporting misrepresented Trump's stance on negotiations and pressure campaigns.

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The tension arises from a report detailing how Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Gulf allies are managing pressure on Tehran. Trump viewed the coverage as a misrepresentation of his refusal to negotiate with the Iranian regime.

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Leaders must maintain absolute clarity when dealing with hostile nations like Iran to avoid appearing weak or compromising national security. Truth in

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Baier tuts Trump after president rips Iran story: ‘We didn’t say you wanted to meet’

The Fox News host addressed Trump’s Truth Social post on his show and insisted that Jonathan Hunt’s report was accurate.

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