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Why Trump may have opposed killing of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei
President Donald Trump said this week that the US knows where Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is, but won't kill him "at least not for now." His statement came as Israel launched a barrage of attacks on Iran, hinting at the possibility of a "dictatorship collapse" or a regime change in the Islamic nation. In a post on TRUTH social media, Trump wrote, 'We know exactly where the so-called 'Supreme Leader' is hiding. He is an easy target, but is safe there - We are not going to take him out (kill!), at least not for now. But we don't want missiles shot at civilians, or American soldiers. Our patience is wearing thin. Thank you for your attention to this matter!' Last week, several reports suggested that Trump had vetoed an Israeli plan to kill Khamenei. Three US officials told CBS News that Trump opposed a recent Israeli plan to kill Iran's Supreme Leader. Trump also delayed a decision on possibly bombing Iran's nuclear sites. But why doesn't Trump want Iranian Supreme leader's killing or a "regime change" in Iran? President Trump's wariness over bombing Iran could be due to his concerns about creating 'another Libya' if Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei is toppled, administration insiders told the New York Post. One source close to the administration said he had also mentioned Afghanistan and Iraq. Trump 'doesn't want it [Iran] to turn into Libya,' said one insider familiar with the US administration's deliberations on potentially joining Israel's airstrikes against Iran's nuclear program. According to the report, Trump had in recent days specifically mentioned Libya's decade-long plunge into anarchy in 2011 — after the US joined a NATO bombing campaign to oust dictator Muammar Gaddafi — three sources close to the administration said. 'Libya was a much more extended kind of bombing commitment, and it ended up being regime change,' the fifth source noted. The source who heard the president directly mention the comparison said there are two reasons Trump talks about Libya: "the first is the chaos after what we did to Gaddafi. The second is the Libya intervention made it more difficult to negotiate deals with countries like North Korea and Iran." One source reportedly said the president seems "most inclined to order limited airstrikes to finish off Iran's nuclear facilities at Fordow and Natanz..." 'If the regime falls [in Iran], then it's not on Trump, because that's not the goal of his very limited strike," the source told The Post. The source mentioned concern that 'we get somebody worse than Khamenei.' White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said on Thursday afternoon that Trump was biding his time before deciding whether to join Israel's strikes 'based on the fact that there's a substantial chance of negotiations that may or may not take place with Iran in the near future.' The Telegraph reported that Khamenei's death could lead to a vacuum at the heart of government that might trigger internal strife, creating opportunities for Iran's myriad ethnic minority groups to rise up. This could "potentially igniting local conflicts that could spiral into a broader civil war," the report added. Fearing such an outcome, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) could also attempt to seize power and turn Iran into a theocratic military dictatorship. Any such outcome would risk chaos on global oil markets, one reason why traders are so anxious about the supreme leader's fate, the report added.
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5 days ago
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‘GET THE JOB DONE': Trump directs ICE to expand deportations in ‘Democrat Power Center'
US President Donald Trump directed officials of the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on Sunday to "efforts to detain and deport Illegal Aliens" in Democratic-run cities after large protests erupted in Los Angeles and other major cities against the Trump administration's immigration policies. In a social media post, Trump called on ICE officials "to do all in their power to achieve the very important goal of delivering the single largest Mass Deportation Program in History". He said that to reach the goal, officials "must expand efforts to detain and deport Illegal Aliens in America's largest cities, such as Los Angeles, Chicago, and New York, where Millions upon Millions of Illegal Aliens reside". In order to achieve this, we must expand efforts to detain and deport Illegal Aliens in America's largest Cities, such as Los Angeles, Chicago, and New York, where Millions upon Millions of Illegal Aliens reside," Trump wrote on TRUTH social media platform. "These, and other such Cities, are the core of the Democrat Power Center, where they use Illegal Aliens to expand their Voter Base, cheat in Elections, and grow the Welfare State, robbing good paying Jobs and Benefits from Hardworking American Citizens," he added. Trump's declaration comes after weeks of increased enforcement, and after Stephen Miller, White House deputy chief of staff and main architect of Trump's immigration policies, said that ICE officers would target at least 3,000 arrests a day, up from about 650 a day during the first five months of Trump's second term. "To ICE, FBI, DEA, ATF, the Patriots at Pentagon and the State Department, you have my unwavering support. Now go, GET THE JOB DONE! DJT," Trump posted on TRUTH. He told "Brave ICE Officers" that "REAL Americans are cheering you on every day." He said, "The American People want our Cities, Schools, and Communities to be SAFE and FREE from Illegal Alien Crime, Conflict, and Chaos." "That's why I have directed my entire Administration to put every resource possible behind this effort, and reverse the tide of Mass Destruction Migration that has turned once Idyllic Towns into scenes of Third World Dystopia," Trump said. "Our Federal Government will continue to be focused on the REMIGRATION of Aliens to the places from where they came, and preventing the admission of ANYONE who undermines the domestic tranquility of the United States," he added. At the same time, the Trump administration has directed immigration officers to pause arrests at farms, restaurants and hotels, after Trump expressed alarm about the impact aggressive enforcement is having on those industries, according to a US official familiar with the matter who spoke only on the condition of anonymity.
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30-05-2025
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Donald Trump says US court ruling on tariffs was wrong, political; hopes Supreme Court reverses ‘horrible' decision
US President Donald Trump said on Thursday that the US Court of International Trade's order to block import tariffs was "so wrong" and "so political." In a long post on TRUTH social media, Trump said, "Hopefully, the Supreme Court will reverse this horrible, Country threatening decision, QUICKLY and DECISIVELY." The US President's statement came as a federal appeals court temporarily reinstated the most sweeping of Trump's tariffs on Thursday. The fresh ruling by the appeals court's came a day after a US trade court ruled that Trump had exceeded his authority in imposing the duties and ordered an immediate block on them. The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in Washington said it was pausing the lower court's ruling to consider the government's appeal, and ordered the plaintiffs in the cases to respond by June 5 and the administration by June 9. Reacting to this, Trump said in the social media post, 'The US Court of International Trade incredibly ruled against the United States of America on desperately needed Tariffs but, fortunately, the full 11 Judge Panel on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit Court has just stayed the order by the Manhattan-based Court of International Trade.' Trump slammed the judges who had blocked the tariffs in the first place saying, "Where do these initial three Judges come from? How is it possible for them to have potentially done such damage to the United States of America? Is it purely a hatred of 'TRUMP?' What other reason could it be?" "I am so disappointed in The Federalist Society because of the bad advice they gave me on numerous Judicial Nominations. This is something that cannot be forgotten! With all of that being said, I am very proud of many of our picks, but very disappointed in others. They always must do what's right for the Country!," Trump said. He said, 'The horrific decision stated that I would have to get the approval of Congress for these Tariffs. In other words, hundreds of politicians would sit around DC for weeks, and even months, trying to come to a conclusion as to what to charge other Countries that are treating us unfairly. If allowed to stand, this would completely destroy Presidential Power — The Presidency would never be the same! This decision is being hailed all over the World by every Country, other than the United States of America.' Trump contended that "radical Left Judges, together with some very bad people, are destroying America." "Under this decision, Trillions of Dollars would be lost by our Country, money that will, MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN. It would be the harshest financial ruling ever leveled on us as a Sovereign Nation. The President of the United States must be allowed to protect America against those that, are doing it Economic and Financial harm. Thank you for your attention to this matter!," Trump said. Hailing his decision on global tariffs, Trump said, "...it is only because of my successful use of Tariffs that many Trillions of Dollars have already begun pouring into the USA from other countries, money that, without these Tariffs, we would not be able to get." "It is the difference between having a rich, prosperous, and successful United States of America, and quite the opposite," he said.
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26-05-2025
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Putin ‘has gone absolutely CRAZY': Trump weighs sanctions, warns of Russia's downfall if...
US President Donald Trump said on Monday that Russian President Vladimir Putin "has gone absolutely CRAZY!" as the latter launched massive airstrikes and 'biggest ever' drone attacks in Ukraine amid the ongoing war. Trump posted on Truth social media, "I've always had a very good relationship with Vladimir Putin of Russia, but something has happened to him. He has gone absolutely CRAZY!" The US President said missiles and drones are being shot into cities in Ukraine, "for no reason whatsoever." "He is needlessly killing a lot of people, and I'm not just talking about soldiers. Missiles and drones are being shot into Cities in Ukraine, for no reason whatsoever," Trump added. Trump has expressed admiration for Putin in the past, but has in recent weeks shown growing frustration with Moscow's position in truce negotiations with Kyiv, which are deadlocked. Trump suggested that capturing all of Ukraine would lead to the "downfall of Russia". "I've always said that he wants ALL of Ukraine, not just a piece of it, and maybe that's proving to be right, but if he does, it will lead to the downfall of Russia!," Trump said. He said like Russia, Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky "is doing his country no favors." "Likewise, President Zelenskyy is doing his Country no favors by talking the way he does. Everything out of his mouth causes problems, I don't like it, and it better stop," Trump said. Donald Trump said he was 'absolutely' considering new sanctions against Russia. His statement came after Russia launched a second night of deadly missile and drone strikes across much of Ukraine. When asked if he is considering imposing more sanctions on Russia, Trump told reporters in New Jersey on Sunday before boarding Air Force One, "Absolutely". 'He's killing a lot of people. I don't know what's wrong with him. What the hell happened to him, right? 'He's killing a lot of people. I am not happy about that," Trump said, as per a video shared by RT news. "I've known him a long time, always gotten along with him, but he's sending rockets into cities and killing people, and I don't like it at all," Trump was quoted by AFP as saying. Trump said in a post on TRUTH the Russia-Ukraine war should never have started if he were the president that time. "This is a war that would never have started if I were President. This is Zelenskyy's, Putin's, and Biden's War, not 'Trump's,' I am only helping to put out the big and ugly fires, that have been started through Gross Incompetence and Hatred," Trump said. As many as 13 people were killed as Russia launched a record number of drones against Ukraine overnight to Sunday, officials said. According to AFP, Ukraine's emergency services described an atmosphere of "terror" amid a second straight night of massive Russian air strikes, including on the capital Kyiv. Russia's latest attacks on Ukraine came as the two countries completed their biggest prisoner swap since Moscow launched its full-scale invasion in February 2022, with 1,000 captured soldiers and civilian prisoners sent back by each side. Trump and Putin held a two-hour phone call on Monday after which the US leader said Moscow and Kyiv would "immediately start negotiations towards a ceasefire." Putin has made no commitment to pause his three-year invasion of Ukraine, announcing only a vague proposal to work on a "memorandum" outlining Moscow's demands for peace.
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25-05-2025
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‘Harvard has $52,000,000, use it': Donald Trump defends block on foreign students at university
US President Donald Trump took to the social media platform TRUTH on Sunday to defend his administration's move to block the prestigious university from enrolling international students. Trump asked, "Why isn't Harvard saying that almost 31% of their students are from FOREIGN LANDS, and yet those countries, some not at all friendly to the United States, pay NOTHING toward their student's education, nor do they ever intend to. Nobody told us that!" Trump said his administration's request to demand specific details about 'violent activities by non-immigrant students' from Harvard is "reasonable". He said, "We want to know who those foreign students are, a reasonable request since we give Harvard BILLIONS OF DOLLARS, but Harvard isn't exactly forthcoming." "We want those names and countries. Harvard has $52,000,000, use it, and stop asking for the Federal Government to continue GRANTING money to you!," Trump said. US' Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem had on Thursday revoked Harvard's ability to enroll foreign nationals, throwing the future of thousands of students and the lucrative income stream they provide into doubt. A federal judge has placed a temporary hold on the Harvard ban. Earlier, Noem had demanded Harvard submit records of any violent or illegal activity by foreign students by April 30 or immediately lose [the Student and Exchange Visitor Program] certification under the federal government's student visa program. "Harvard had plenty of opportunity to do the right thing. It refused. They have lost their Student and Exchange Visitor Program certification as a result of their failure to adhere to the law," Noem added. The White House is cracking down on US universities on several fronts, justified as a reaction to what the administration says is uncontrolled anti-Semitism and a need to reverse diversity programs aimed at addressing historical oppression of minorities. It has also moved to revoke visas and deport foreign students involved in protests against the war in Gaza, accusing them of supporting Palestinian militant group Hamas, news agency AFP reported. At Harvard, the government has threatened to put $9 billion of funding under review, then went on to freeze a first tranche of $2.2 billion of grants and $60 million of official contracts. It has also targeted a Harvard Medical School researcher for deportation. The loss of foreign nationals — more than a quarter of its student body — could prove costly to Harvard, which charges tens of thousands of dollars a year in tuition. Harvard is the wealthiest US university with an endowment valued at $53.2 billion in 2024.
