U.S. Media: Trump Publicly Displays Arrogance, But Internally Feels Fear

BlockBeats News, April 19th - The Wall Street Journal reported that U.S. President Trump seems to have lost his "appetite for risk," as his sense of fear has been growing. Previously, in the almost empty West Wing of the White House, Trump was informed that a U.S. aircraft had been shot down in Iran, and shortly after, two pilots went missing. Trump then yelled at his aides for hours. He repeatedly said, "The Europeans didn't help at all." According to individuals who have spoken with him, the images of the 1979 Iran hostage crisis have been haunting him. After the American pilots were rescued, this arrogant president once again took a gamble, attempting to undermine Iran's most powerful card — control of the Strait of Hormuz.

At that time, Trump tweeted, "Open up the strait, you fools." This president, who has always been eager to create dramatic scenes, applied his unorthodox and radical style of action to the war in an even more extreme way. He sometimes adopted a bellicose posture and sometimes pursued a reconciliation strategy, but at the same time, behind the scenes, he pondered deeply about how bad the situation could deteriorate. He was afraid of ordering the military into harm's way, causing some to be injured, some unable to return home, a situation similar to that of other war-experienced presidents. (FX168)