Trumps use of in "two weeks"

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.................White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt took heat from a reporter after announcing that President Donald Trump had punted on whether to attack Iran, giving himself a two-week deadline to decide.

The reporter pointed out to Leavitt that Trump has previously given himself two-week deadlines on other major decisions, particularly related to the Russia-Ukraine war, and then failed to meet them.
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The last two-week deadline Trump set came on May 28, with regard to determining whether Russian President Vladimir Putin actually wants peace against Ukraine. It came and passed last week with no acknowledgment from the president.

On April 24, Trump used the two-week line to evade a reporter’s question about aid to Ukraine. Three days later, asked whether he trusted Putin, the president said, “We’ll let you know in two weeks.”

And on May 19, Trump was asked whether Ukraine had done enough to foster negotiations. “I’d rather tell you in about two weeks from now because I can’t say yes or no,” Trump said...........

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[Pachamama]

1. "Donny 2 Weeks"

[TurboDem]

2. 2 weak Donnie!

[HeartsCanHope]

14. Yes! K&R!

[mwooldri]

3. Exactly! It's been two weeks since DJT said ..

... He'd release his health plan details for overturning Obamacare.

How long ago was that?

[GoCubsGo]

16. We'll see it right after "Infrastructue Week"....

[NBachers]

4. Sounds too weak to me.

[bucolic_frolic]

5. Two weeks is a signal it will never happen, OR it's the turnaround time on his advisors

Must be said this is exactly how family run companies operate. Can't kick grandpa upstairs but his eccentricities remain law.

[lonely bird]

6. Two weeks

That is the line from The Money Pit movie.

How long will it take to fix everything? Two weeks.

The entire administration is an ass.

[Funtatlaguy]

7. He always uses two weeks

to not discuss something.
And then, of course, after two weeks no reporter asks him about the two weeks because they have long moved on to whatever is his latest outrage or two weeks.

[democrank]

8. Two weeks is part of Trump's MO....

He likes the power and control of saying it

[rogue emissary]

9. Figured he learned it from Ray Cohn.

Same as the lessons of "never back down" "never apologize" always attack" "delay, delay delay"..

The stuff he learned as a young man and now it's all he can remember in his demented mind.

[gordianot]

10. He knows he is never challenged when he says crazy shit

Media for sure. Has needs to develop an allergy and go away at least two weeks.

[Bristlecone]

11. 2 weeks is enough time for the topic to be forgotten about

It’s his way to make it seem like thought will be given to a subject, when in reality that subject will be dropped and no more thought or attention will be paid. And the media and people of this country will be distracted 10x over before even 1 week passes.

[Hornedfrog2000]

12. And it only took 10 years

For a reporter to point that out. At this rate we are screwed

[MiHale]

13. Trump: Iran will have nuclear weapons in WEEKS...

So let’s wait a couple weeks…got a golf date.

[littlemissmartypants]

15. It's a well known political tactic.

For example, in one episode of The Good Wife, S6.E17, Undisclosed Recipients after Alicia has won her race she's told by her spin expert, Eli, that if anyone asks for a decision she's to say, "I'll make my decision in 48 hours." She proceeds to tell person after person (donors) that exact canned phrase.

It's a play on the tactic.

Anyone who believes and reports such garbage is an idiot.

[doc03]

17. The maximum attention span of the MSM, after the two weeks did anyone ever ask him what that

beautiful healthcare plan or infrastructure was? If it was Biden Jake Taper would be saying Biden forgot about it.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

18. Maddow Blog-A familiar metric: White House says to expect Iran decision within 'two weeks'

Donald Trump's reliance on a two-week timeline for a decision on Iran represents a striking failure of self-awareness.

The White House says Trump’s decision on Iran is “two weeks” away.

It’s rare to see a failure of self-awareness this brazen. Does the administration not realize that we’re all well aware of the “two week” trick? Which they’ve relied on far too often, for far too long? www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...

— Steve Benen (@stevebenen.com) 2025-06-19T18:21:06.049Z

https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/familiar-metric-white-house-says-expect-iran-decision-two-weeks-rcna213980

Evidently, I can stop hitting refresh — for two weeks.
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At her latest briefing, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt acknowledged the “speculation” about the White House’s policy, which led her to read a prepared statement from the president. It read, “Based on the fact that there’s a substantial chance of negotiations that may or may not take place with Iran in the near future, I will make my decision whether or not to go within the next two weeks.”

It’s difficult to say with confidence whether these negotiations exist or whether they’ll succeed, but the fact that Trump and his team has rolled out another “two week” timeline represents a remarkable failure of self-awareness.

Last week for example, the president said U.S. trading partners should expect letters on unilateral tariff rates in “two weeks.” Shortly before that, the president was asked about Vladimir Putin’s alleged interest in “peace.” He replied, “I can’t tell you that, but I’ll let you know in about two weeks.”

Last month, Trump was asked about tariff rates on pharmaceutical products. “I’ll know in the next two weeks,” he said.

Alas, we can keep going. Where’s Trump’s health care plan? It’ll be ready in “two weeks.” What about a possible minimum-wage increase? That, too, will be unveiled in “two weeks.” On everything from tax policy to infrastructure, immigration to reproductive health, the president’s detailed solutions are always just “two weeks” away......

In this latest example, a reporter felt compelled to remind Leavitt of the familiarity of the administration’s latest timeline.

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If recent history is any guide, she and Trump will keep using it anyway, indifferent to the embarrassment.

[Initech]

19. Executive orders incoming. The Heritage Foundation and Fox will make his decision for him.

If we ever get out of this we need to permanently ban Heritage from DC. They've completely abused their power.