{"id":3338,"date":"2026-07-11T00:30:11","date_gmt":"2026-07-10T19:30:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=3338"},"modified":"2026-07-11T00:30:11","modified_gmt":"2026-07-10T19:30:11","slug":"idiot-couldve-figured-this-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=3338","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Idiot Could&#8217;ve Figured This Out&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"post-body\">\n<p>Voters slammed President <strong>Donald Trump<\/strong> at the recently renamed \u2018DJT\u2019 airport in Florida over the ongoing war with Iran, with one man emphasizing, \u201cAn idiot could\u2019ve figured this out.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The interviews, conducted on Thursday, aired Friday on MS NOW\u2019s\u00a0<em>On the Line with Alicia Menendez<\/em>. Also on Thursday, Palm Beach International Airport (PBI) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaite.com\/media\/news\/trump-hails-very-big-day-as-floridas-spectacular-palm-beach-airport-takes-his-name\/\">officially became<\/a> President Donald J. Trump International Airport (DJT), after Florida Gov. <strong>Ron DeSantis<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaite.com\/politics\/trump\/desantis-signs-bill-to-rename-florida-airport-after-trump\/\">signed<\/a> legislation approving the change in March.<\/p>\n<p>MS NOW\u2019s <strong>Alex<\/strong> <strong>Tabet<\/strong> spoke with two voters at the airport about Iran on Thursday. Despite both countries <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaite.com\/media\/news\/bravo-trump-signs-iran-deal-in-versailles-to-applause-from-french-and-u-s-officials\/\">signing<\/a> a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaite.com\/media\/news\/read-updated-full-text-of-trumps-14-point-mou-with-iran\/\">memorandum of understanding<\/a> (MOU) to end the conflict in late June, the agreement has since failed, with the U.S. launching fresh <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaite.com\/media\/tv\/this-is-punishment-cnn-reads-u-s-officials-statement-while-showing-fiery-footage-of-new-u-s-strikes-in-iran\/\">strikes<\/a> against Iran after it targeted multiple commercial ships in the Strait of Hormuz.<\/p>\n<p>Just this morning on Truth Social, Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaite.com\/media\/news\/trump-fires-back-at-irans-request-to-continue-peace-talks-ceasefire-is-over\/\">declared<\/a> the ceasefire is \u201cOVER,\u201d but that \u201ctalks\u201d with Iran will \u201ccontinue.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201c[Trump] thought this was gonna be simple,\u201d one man told MS NOW. \u201cIt\u2019s more complex than that. An idiot could\u2019ve figured this out, but unfortunately, not our president. Look at where we were before the war. The Strait [of Hormuz] was open. He already <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaite.com\/media\/news\/reporter-corners-trump-on-whats-left-to-bomb-if-he-totally-obliterated-irans-nuclear-sites\/\">claimed<\/a> he\u2019d obliterated their nuclear capacity. Well, either he lied then, or he\u2019s lying now.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Another voter added, \u201cI talk to veterans daily that have been through all kinds of wars, and I\u2019m never a fan of this. He was a no-war president, and now, we\u2019re at war.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While neither interview included updated airport signage, PBS <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/newshour\/politics\/south-floridas-palm-beach-airport-renamed-president-donald-j-trump-international\">reported<\/a> that, according to state officials, the renaming project, including new signs and branding, could cost up to $5.5 million.<\/p>\n<p>Of the airport, near the Trumps\u2019 Mar-a-Lago residence, Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/116892765570239312\">posted<\/a> on Thursday, \u201cIt was my Great Honor to have the Palm Beach International Airport be renamed, by a spectacular vote, The President Donald J. Trump International Airport. The Area is HOT, the Location is GREAT, and the Renovation will be SPECTACULAR. Thank you to all in Palm Beach for your Vote and your Confidence.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Watch the clip of voters above via MS NOW.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>New: The Mediaite One-Sheet &#8220;Newsletter of Newsletters&#8221;<\/strong><br \/>Your daily summary and analysis of what the many, many media newsletters are saying and reporting. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaite.com\/subscribe\">Subscribe now!<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n!function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s){if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\nn.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;\nn.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\nt.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window,\ndocument,'script','https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Voters slammed President Donald Trump at the recently renamed \u2018DJT\u2019 airport in Florida over the ongoing war with Iran, with one man emphasizing, \u201cAn idiot could\u2019ve figured this out.\u201d The interviews, conducted on Thursday, aired Friday on MS NOW\u2019s\u00a0On the Line with Alicia Menendez. 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