BYRON YORK: Trump’s Iran struggle comes through on hustings

By Byron York Andrews McMeel Syndication August 20, 2026 - 9:00 pm One interesting thing about listening to President Donald Trump’s speeches, as opposed to just reading about them later, is that the listener not only gets to hear what Trump said, he also gets to hear Trump commenting in real time on what the speechwriters intended for him to say. That’s the beauty of Trump’s longtime issue with the teleprompter; he never sticks precisely to the script. “I hate reading these boring speeches, because, to be honest with you … isn’t it nice to have a president that doesn’t have to read a teleprompter?” Trump told the crowd at a law enforcement-themed campaign rally in Garden City, New York, last week. “Teleprompters are easy. They’re boring.” A small but notable example: When Trump’s written