Rep. Jim Himes accuses Trump of "flat-out lying" about negotiating with Iran

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: CBS News

March 29, 2026 / 3:37 PM EDT


Democratic Rep. Jim Himes, the top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee, on Sunday accused President Trump of "flat-out lying" about negotiating with Iran last week amid market turmoil and the ongoing war.

"Last Sunday, he realized, 'I've got a financial cataclysm in the market,' so he just made that statement up," Himes said on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" after Brennan asked if he thought Mr. Trump hadn't been engaging in diplomacy because he hadn't been briefed as a member of Congress.

One week ago, the president announced that he would push a deadline for Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz to international shipping, after he had threatened to "obliterate" Iran's power plants if the country failed to concede to the U.S. demand. Iran had threatened to attack U.S. and Israeli energy and infrastructure throughout the Middle East in response to that ultimatum, while stock futures had signaled close to a 1% decline and oil prices soared to $112 a barrel. Stocks rose and energy prices dropped in the immediate wake of the announcement, but neither pattern held up.

"The Iranians have now realized they have the reins," said Himes. "Gasoline prices are up more than $1 a gallon. They have realized, 'Holy smokes, we've got a lot of leverage here.'"

Read more: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/jim-himes-trump-lying-iran-egotiations/

[AZ8theist]

1. I seriously doubt he's lying anymore.......

...I believe he's so demented at this point he cannot distinguish the voices in his head and reality.

[agingdem]

2. Trump lives in a delusional reality...

Trump's coterie of loathsome yes-men are tasked with twisting Trump's spewed vomit into something resembling "truths"...leaks to Trump-friendly podcasters/a call-in to Fox and Friends/a blurb in the New York Post, all attributed to someone close to the president..and just like that Trump's lies becomes "truths" or at least given the veneer of plausibility....and the market reacts to the toxic sludge coming out of the White House...

[Bluetus]

3. A lot of truth there.

But those voices in his head begin with lies. They don't come up spontaneously. It starts with a dream of how he triumphantly vanquishes Iran and emerges as the heroic and strong leader loved throughout the world for being the ultimate peacekeeper. And from there, the movie plays out in his head and gathers details.

Some of the details may be drawn from the real world. For example, the notion of 15 points probably was mentioned by Rubio or Witkoff. But there wasn't ever a meeting where those points were seriously considered by any Iranian in power.

Trump's brain is Jell-O.

[littlemissmartypants]

6. Psychopaths are compulsive liars AND they have a form of psychosis that

Allows them to exist in their criminal mind fantasy world.

Sure, we can factor in dementia.

But it's never, ever going to be one thing that we can stick a pin into, except in his case, I highly recommend a voodoo doll and lots of pins.

Characteristics of Psychopaths

1. Aggressive, callous, and cunning
2. Complete absence of conscience and empathy
3. Very adept at manipulating others
4. Willingness to engage in immoral, criminal conduct
5. Willingness to take what they want and do as they please, regardless of who is hurt or wronged
6. Deceptive ability to appear outwardly benevolent
7. Deceptive ability to behave in superficially charming ways to hide purely selfish motives
8. Willingness to use intimidation and violence to control others in order to satisfy their own needs
9. Willingness to intentionally violate the basic inherent human rights of others
10. Complete absence of any sense of guilt or remorse for the harm their actions have caused to others
11. Rationalization of their own immoral behavior
12. Will attempt to lay blame upon someone else for their own conduct
13. Denial, will deny their own wrongdoing outright
14. Utter contemptuousness toward the feelings and desires of their fellow beings
15. Pathological lying, will say anything without any concern for truth to advance their own hidden agendas
16. Ablity to feign [fake] normal human emotions and empathy
17. Distorted sense of the consequences of their actions
18. Total failure to accept any responsibility for their own socially irresponsible ways
19. Strong bellef that they will never be brought to justice for their criminal behavior

[republianmushroom]

4. It is what trump does for christ sake, LIE.

[oasis]

5. Trump lying? nah

Hines apparently doesn’t stay informed by reading “TRUTH” Social.

[littlemissmartypants]

7. I was glad to hear it. It was bold. I also liked how MB pushed him..

For clarification, it caused him to repeat his assertion (iirc), which only ever emphasizes a point.

Thanks, BRDS.