Karoline Leavitt gets brutally roasted for her explanation of why Trump attacked Iran

Several different explanations have been given for why the United States attacked Iran on February 28.

And now Karoline Leavitt has offered a new, plausible explanation for why President Trump launched Operation Epic Fury.

But her remarks were quickly met with backlash and mocking comments from critics.

There have been multiple explanations for why the United States and Israel chose to attack Iran, with lawmakers and officials, including Marco Rubio, Pete Hegseth, and Donald Trump, weighing in with different perspectives.

One major justification cited by U.S. officials was the threat of a nuclear weapon: Iran was reportedly moving toward developing one, and the strikes were intended to stop that before it became a reality. Trump even claimed that Iran “would have had a nuclear weapon within two weeks” if key facilities hadn’t been hit.

Others, like Rubio, framed the attacks as preemptive defense, arguing the U.S. acted to prevent anticipated Israeli action and to minimize potential casualties from Iranian retaliation against U.S. forces or allies.