Trump’s ‘Obliterated’ Claim on Iran Just Became His Latest Meme Disaster

In his June 21 televised address from the White House, President Donald Trump declared that the U.S. had “obliterated” Iran’s nuclear program following airstrikes on three of its nuclear sites. The word was meant to project power, certainty, and victory. Instead, it has gone viral for all the wrong reasons.

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Within days, “obliterated” morphed into an online punchline, mocked by critics and meme-makers across social media platforms. It has become the latest in a long line of Trumpian catchphrases to implode under scrutiny.

The backlash began after CNN and The New York Times published reports citing a preliminary U.S. intelligence assessment that contradicted Trump’s triumphant rhetoric. According to the leaked findings from the Defense Intelligence Agency, the U.S. strikes only delayed Iran’s nuclear ambitions by a few months. They did not destroy the program.

That nuance has unleashed a storm of online sarcasm.

“Our next strike will be even more obliterating,” one user posted on X.

Our next strike will be even more obliterating pic.twitter.com/YrHpnQvqeA

— Pwease (@PweaseToken) June 26, 2025

 

“The only thing that was ‘totally obliterated’ was Trump’s credibility,” another chimed in.

The ONLY thing that was "totally obliterated" in this Iran bombing fiasco was trump's credibility.

He started a fake war so he could end it.
After he said "no new wars."

He's a total fraud.

— BrooklynDad_Defiant!☮️ (@mmpadellan) June 25, 2025

 

Others used the term to highlight Trump’s shaky record with facts: “Americans who believe the world’s most documented liar’s claim that Iran’s nuclear program was ‘completely and totally obliterated’ are still waiting for Mexico to pay for the wall,” one user posted.

Americans who believe the world's most documented liar's claim that Iran's nuclear program was "completely and totally obliterated" are still waiting for Mexico to pay for a wall. https://t.co/2dru6S9uZx pic.twitter.com/1i0icPo5eb

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