Trump's statement this morning about the Iranian missile attack was the best presidenting I've ever seen in terms of clarity, intention, persuasion, tone, and likely effectiveness. This one goes in the text books in terms of technique, no matter how things turn out.
— Scott Adams (@ScottAdamsSays) January 8, 2020
I concur.
In straightforward, lucid terms, Trump hit all the right notes.
As Andrea Widburg noted,
This was presidential and displays a nuanced approach that has been missing from the Oval Office for a long time. This was not the impulsive action of the loose cannon that the media try to make PDJT out to be. Instead, Trump showed once again that he is a man of vision and a man who desires peace but will make war, if necessary, to defend America. This is in stark contrast to Democrats who are so lost that they complain one day about Trump making us weak and impotent and the next about PDJT being too strong.
A full transcript is here.