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Sean Hannity’s 180 on ground forces in Iran: from “no boots on the ground” to “I can see two scenarios where there might be a necessity”

Media Matters for America · Media Matters for America · last updated

During the U.S. military’s buildup in the Middle East and its first few days of strikes in Operation Epic Fury, Fox News host Sean Hannity was vehemently against deploying U.S. forces on the ground in Iran, repeatedly claiming that doing so would violate “the Trump doctrine.” Yet less than one week into the war, as President Donald Trump began to express interest in putting “boots on the ground,” Hannity shifted the goalposts, suggesting scenarios in which ground troops would be useful in Iran — amid growing reports that U.S. forces are preparing for an invasion.

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