Opinion | Why Have You Started This War, Mr. President? - The New York Times
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NEW: Opinion | Why Have You Started This War, Mr. President? - The New York Times A cluster of headlines centers on political and legal accountability—spanning Epstein-related testimony, election power rumors, and a pointed question about war-making. Bill Clinton’s... Key points: • Two separate headlines (NYT, BBC) focus on Bill Clinton testifying that he “saw nothing” of Epstein’s misdeeds and being questioned about a “hot tub photo.” • A Guardian live-style headline highlights a claim described as false: that the president was... Why it matters: - The Epstein-related testimony and commentary signals sustained scrutiny of elite political figures, with narratives competing over what is known, denied, or misrepresented. - Trump’s denial about an elections-related executive order sits alongside... Sources include: • https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMieEFVX3lxTFAwVnY1RW9HOEtxSWFrWC1BbUQ1cmZiSDNRMFVnOW42cGxwSk1sWTl2aWxaUVNRSXlubEo5eVJ5a2lwU2RORVpNM1JrMW9lSERCVkFmcEJmWDY4WU1Eb3RDY0haUlhjWmJoUUdOM3h6NnJoT0UzYTVjTg?oc=5 • https://news.google.com/rss/articles... Full briefing: https://trumpbriefing.com/article/opinion-why-have-you-started-this-war-mr-president-the-new-york-times-1772276456672
2/28/2026, 11:00:57 AM
A cluster of headlines centers on political and legal accountability—spanning Epstein-related testimony, election power rumors, and a pointed question about war-making. Bill Clinton’s testimony about Jeffrey Epstein dominates the feed, with outlets focusing on what he says he did not see and on specific lines of questioning.
Key points
- Two separate headlines (NYT, BBC) focus on Bill Clinton testifying that he “saw nothing” of Epstein’s misdeeds and being questioned about a “hot tub photo.”
- A Guardian live-style headline highlights a claim described as false: that the president was never on Epstein’s plane.
- PBS reports Trump says he is not mulling a draft executive order to seize control over elections, while noting “here’s what we know.”
- A CNN headline suggests the Clintons’ ordeal could politically backfire on Trump.
- A Guardian opinion headline frames Mamdani’s meeting with Trump as a “Trojan Horse triumph” at the White House.
- A New York Times opinion headline poses an accusatory question about a president starting a war, without detail in the RSS item.
Why it matters
- The Epstein-related testimony and commentary signals sustained scrutiny of elite political figures, with narratives competing over what is known, denied, or misrepresented. - Trump’s denial about an elections-related executive order sits alongside media attempts to define what is rumor versus policy—an area with high institutional stakes. - Opinion framing around war-making adds another accountability pressure point, even as the underlying facts are not provided in the feed.
What to watch
- Whether further testimony details emerge that clarify the Clinton-Epstein timeline implied by the NYT and BBC headlines.
- Follow-on reporting about the elections executive order claim: what prompted it, and what “here’s what we know” ultimately substantiates.
- How political coverage connects Epstein-related scrutiny to broader narratives about Trump’s vulnerability or advantage, as suggested by CNN and The Guardian.
Briefing
The morning’s headlines point in one direction: accountability fights are multiplying across courts, cable, and the White House—often with the details contested in real time.
The biggest cluster centers on Bill Clinton and Jeffrey Epstein. The New York Times headline says Clinton testified he “saw nothing” of Epstein’s misdeeds, while the BBC spotlights questioning about a “hot tub photo,” underscoring how granular and reputational the scrutiny has become.