Wall Street Journal editorial board tears into Trump for his 'absurd misstatement of history'

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President Trump's recent comments on Afghanistan have earned him a scathing rebuke from The Wall Street Journal's editorial board.

Trump on Wednesday suggested during a cabinet meeting that the Soviet Union was "right" to invade Afghanistan in 1979 because "terrorists were going into Russia," a view of history disputed by his own State Department.

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Brendan Morrow

Brendan worked as a culture writer at The Week from 2018 to 2023, covering the entertainment industry, including film reviews, television recaps, awards season, the box office, major movie franchises and Hollywood gossip. He has written about film and television for outlets including Bloody Disgusting, Showbiz Cheat Sheet, Heavy and The Celebrity Cafe.