Fox News chief political anchor Bret Baier dismisses criticism of Trump over Iran as “Trump Derangement Syndrome”
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From the January 8, 2020, edition of Fox News' America's Newsroom
BILL HEMMER (CO-ANCHOR): What does that say to the Iranian regime, and their pursuit of nuclear weapons, when they now know this is a president who means business?
BRET BAIER (FOX NEWS ANCHOR): I think it's significant, Bill. And the fact that it was the very first thing that President Trump said in that address is also significant. Listen, he did draw that red line. He did say, "If you kill an American, we are going to strike back and strike back hard." They did. There's all this talk on Capitol Hill, and the briefing is now ongoing for House and Senate members. The Gang of Eight were briefed yesterday about the imminence of this threat. You talked about it earlier, as far as Soleimani and taking him out. But there is this sense that this president perhaps doesn't get credit when something goes right. Originally, as this all was happening, it was going to be World War III. "He's starting World War III and there's no strategy here." Now, we saw what Iran did in response. We see what the U.S. is saying in response to that. And you wonder whether Trump Derangement Syndrome factors in to some of the responses you hear publicly here in Washington.