Jack White criticises Trump over Iran strikes: “Behold the leader of the ‘Board of Peace’”

Jack White has released a statement on social media criticising Donald Trump for the launch of the absurdly named Operation Epic Fury against Iran on early Saturday.

Posted alongside an image from Trump’s video statement announcing the joint military campaign against Iran, White wrote on Instagram: “Don't you love seeing him declare war on a country while wearing a trucker hat that says ‘USA’ on it?

“Behold the leader of the ‘Board of Peace’,” he continued. “For the next war announcement donny, may I suggest having your feet up on the Resolute desk while eating a Big Mac in a velvet track suit?”

The so called Board of Peace was established by Trump in early 2026, stating its mission as promoting stability, peace building and reconstruction in conflict zones, with the US President as chairman.

 

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The 50-year-old rocker, a long-standing critic of Trump, also pointed out that despite his desire to procure a Nobel Peace Prize, the American President has been widely – and often wildly! – aggressive with other countries around the world.

“Venezuela, Greenland, Iran, Cuba, what’s the difference right?” White wrote. “don jr. and barron won’t have to fight or die, just other people’s children, so… invade and bomb away! New sign ups for the ‘board of peace’ starting at one billion dollars! Can you believe donny hasn’t received a real Nobel Peace Prize yet? Unfair! Maybe in his third term he’ll get one.”

The joint military campaign launched by the US and Israel has involved attacking several major cities including Tehran, and was described by Trump as a campaign against the “very wicked, radical dictatorship” in Iran.

Israel’s attacks have since led to the killing of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei yesterday, with war spreading across the region, with Iran hitting back by targeting US military and air bases in the Middle East and the Arabian world.

Jack White has been one of the most consistent critics of Trump in the world of rock 'n' roll, most recently mocking the lengthy press briefing given last month by the orange one.