A Trump high-up was asked why peace talks with Iran keep stalling and Guinness just had to rewrite their ‘loudest facepalm’ record

The United States attack on Iran was supposed to be a brief incursion to reset the country’s government and liberate it’s people.

It has been just about anything except that.

Along the way, President Donald Trump has offered repeated and inaccurate assessments ranging from “The war is over and the United States won!” to “Don’t call it a war, it’s not a war.”

Any objective perspective would rule against those classifications. They would also describe the entire mess in the Middle East as a 100% disaster.

So it was a little surprising when the Deputy Assistant to the President of the United States went on TV to claim that the war with Iran was going TOO well.

NEWSNATION: But we did hear a much shorter timeframe at the beginning of this. How do we reconcile the original timeline with what we’re dealing with now?

GORKA: There’s a very simple answer to your question — we’ve just been too effective pic.twitter.com/8vvLbC7Odt

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) May 10, 2026

That’s Sebastian Gorka. And that’s a crock of shite.

Trying to pass off a confusing mess as “too effective,” is asking for blind faith in an administration that has offered exactly zero reasons to trust it. It’s a totally believable theory so long as you ignore your eyes, ears, and any other sense.

The replies piled on the many holes in Gorka’s smooth brained rationale.

1.

So effective Iran gained control of the Strait for first time ever!!!

— Octopus Illusion (@OctopusIllusion) May 10, 2026

2.

Its taking longer…… because its TOO effective? Even Jim Jones didnt have kool-aid this flavorfull…..

— Andrew Tompkins (@AndrewBTompkins) May 10, 2026

3.

Oh. My. God. What an absolute clown. https://t.co/WtDQQhfNdC

— Fred Wellman (@FPWellman) May 10, 2026

4.

First they told us taking out leadership in Iran with the initial bombings was going to result in the regime being immediately overthrown by the people. 10 weeks later they are saying it is preventing them from reaching a peace deal. https://t.co/GkpUNeFPm2

— Ron Filipkowski (@RonFilipkowski) May 10, 2026

5.

That’s @SebGorka – The Most Imbecilic Man In The World https://t.co/D3RMFLrGAA

— Keith Olbermann (@KeithOlbermann) May 10, 2026