Trump describes Iran war horrors in Oval Office full of kids: ‘Right between the eyes’

NewsWorldAmericasUS politicsTrump describes Iran war horrors in Oval Office full of kids: ‘Right between the eyes’Children and athletes assembled for fitness exam proclamation become Trump’s captive audience for Iran war rantJohn Bowden in Washington, D.C. Tuesday 05 May 2026 17:17 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2970900","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-presidential-fitness-test-kids-iran-b2970900.html","title":"Trump describes Iran war horrors in Oval Office full of kids"}}Donald Trump gave one of his typically expansive addresses to the media in front of a group of children attending an event honoring the presidential physical fitness exam on Tuesday (Reuters)Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailGet our free Inside Washington emailEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_INSIDE_WASHINGTON","regTitle":"Inside Washington","subscriptionGroup":"inside_washington","subscriptionGroupId":"af764e04-87eb-45e6-a84b-a7455ba70a1e","type":"inside_washington","pathPrefix":"/news/world/americas/us-politics","associatedAuthors":["Eric Garcia","John Bowden"],"title":"Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox","mobileTitle":"Get our free Inside Washington email","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/insideWashington1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newslett...