The Wall Street Journal’s stubborn refusal to issue a correction on its bombshell claim—that VP JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio are the brakes on President Trump’s Iran strike plans—has ignited a firestorm among conservatives, with high-profile voices like Charlie Kirk and Mollie Hemingway calling for a full boycott of the paper. The original WSJ piece painted Vance and Rubio as dove-ish influencers whispering no war into Trump’s ear, a narrative that’s been thoroughly debunked by sources close to the administration, including Trump’s own team confirming no such deterrence exists. Yet, despite the pushback and evidence mounting like spent brass at a range, the Journal doubled down, citing anonymous sources that smell more like Never-Trump fever dreams than hard intel. This isn’t sloppy journalism; it’s a deliberate hit job from a once-respected outlet now firmly in the establishment crosshairs.
Digging deeper, this saga reeks of the media’s post-election desperation to undermine Trump’s foreign policy muscle, especially as Iran teeters on the edge of real consequences for its proxy terror network. Remember, the same WSJ crowd spent years pooh-poohing Trump’s maximum pressure campaign that starved Iran’s nukes and proxies of cash—until Biden’s appeasement flooded them with billions, supercharging Hezbollah, Hamas, and the Houthis. Vance and Rubio, both rock-solid 2A warriors who’ve championed arming Ukraine against Russian aggression while keeping America’s powder dry for actual threats like Tehran, aren’t anti-strike; they’re strategic realists prioritizing Israel’s security and U.S. deterrence without endless Middle East quagmires. The WSJ’s false flag here isn’t just about Iran—it’s a proxy attack on Trump’s team, framing pro-2A hawks as weaklings to erode public support for the decisive action that could neuter Iran’s global jihad funding.
For the 2A community, the implications hit close to home: if the media can brazenly lie about leaders who back our rights and America’s strength, imagine the smears they’ll unleash on domestic carry laws or border security when cartels—emboldened by Iranian cash—ramp up fentanyl floods and human trafficking. Boycotting the WSJ isn’t cancel culture; it’s market discipline, starving outlets that peddle fiction over facts. Trump supporters, gun owners included, should vote with their wallets and subscriptions—because a free press only thrives when it fears being irrelevant more than it fears the truth. Time to reload on trustworthy sources and let the Journal eat crow.
