Donald Trump's speech to the nation was supposed to be a big moment to rally Americans behind his war on Iran, but instead he sounded like a whipped dog. Despite this, oil prices and the investor class are losing faith, and the stock market is also suffering. The president had been at the Supreme Court in an effort to intimidate the justices into supporting his demand to end birthright citizenship, but the court's decision to nullify the 14th Amendment was already being questioned. The White House avoided press questions about the downed fighter jet and instead focused on his own culture war obsession. Despite efforts to portray the 158-year-old amendment as an immediate threat to civilization, the White House and allies have been working together to divert attention away from the war.