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The Hill
5 days ago
- Politics
- The Hill
Trump weighs US role amid Israel-Iran conflict
It's Tuesday. The next two weeks will be *extremely* humid for most of the U.S. Brace yourselves — and your hair. 🥵 Check out this humidity map In today's issue: Trump touts 'control of the skies' over Iran Situation Room team assembled Vance shares Team Trump's thinking Wading through 'big, beautiful' text Mike Lee confronted by Senate colleague All eyes on the Situation Room: President Trump has assembled his national security team in the Situation Room today to weigh the U.S.'s options as Israel and Iran's brewing conflict unfolds. 🚨 He just posted an update on the situation in the Middle East: 'We now have complete and total control of the skies over Iran. Iran had good sky trackers and other defensive equipment, and plenty of it, but it doesn't compare to American made, conceived, and manufactured 'stuff.' Nobody does it better than the good ol' USA,' Trump posted on Truth Social. Trump also sent a warning to the 'so-called 'Supreme Leader,'' arguing he's an 'easy target' — and called for 'UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER.' ^ He also rejected his own director of national intelligence's assessment of Iran's nuclear capabilities earlier this year, telling reporters this morning he 'doesn't care' what Tulsi Gabbard said and insisting Iran was close to obtaining a nuclear weapon. Vice President Vance also publicly weighed in, giving what may be the clearest signal that Trump is weighing whether to get involved. 'He may decide he needs to take further action to end Iranian enrichment,' Vance said of Trump. 'That decision ultimately belongs to the president.' Read Vance's full post The big question — will the U.S. get involved?: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced the U.S. will send deployments to the Middle East, stressing they are to be 'defensive.' White House spokesperson Alex Pfeiffer was then quick to shut down any suggestion that the U.S. would get involved, aside from '[defending] American interests.' Trump has urged a diplomatic solution. The Trump administration told Middle Eastern allies over the weekend that the U.S. will *not* get actively involved in the conflict unless Iran targets Americans, per Axios. He clearly wants a deal to be made with Iran, but Israel's preemptive strikes have made that much more difficult. Who has Trump's ear?: Trump was set to meet Tuesday morning with his one-stop-shop for foreign policy advice, Secretary of State/national security adviser Marco Rubio, Vice President Vance and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chair Dan Caine, per Politico. 💡 Some context to Trump's team: Rubio has been fairly hawkish on foreign involvement in his career, while Vance has a more isolationist worldview. Both have closely followed Trump's 'America First' approach. Caine was not well known before his nomination — and was viewed at the time as being an unconventional pick. Plus, remember when Trump gutted his National Security Council in May, dismissing dozens of foreign policy experts? This is one of the most perilous moments for Trump's national security team since retaking office. I wonder how these shifting dynamics will affect moments like this. Coming up later: In The Hill's Evening Report, Jonathan Easley will bring you the latest on Trump's huddle with his national security team as the day unfolds. Click here to sign up & get it in your inbox. What are the U.S.'s options?: The New York Times's David E. Sanger and Jonathan Swan argues Trump has two choices: ' Last-Chance Diplomacy or a Bunker-Busting Bomb.' 🗨️ Follow today's live blog 🍁 Isn't Trump supposed to be in Canada?: Trump cut his Group of Seven (G7) Summit trip short, abruptly flying back to Washington, D.C., late on Monday, after sending an ominous Truth Social warning to Iranians. 'Everyone should immediately evacuate Tehran!' Trump posted. Trump's reason for leaving Canada: Trump says it's easier to stay on top of the developments in the Middle East in person than by phone. 'Just to be a little bit, I think, more well versed, not having to use telephones so much,' Trump told reporters. 'Being on the scene is much better.' ➤ MEANWHILE — THE G7 IS STILL HAPPENING: The remaining six world leaders at the G7 in Alberta, Canada, are carrying on with their last day of the summit, sans Trump. This was a loss for Ukraine: Trump had been expected to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on the sidelines of the summit. His sudden departure means Zelensky lost his critical face time with the U.S. president. Lighter tidbit: Trump dropped some trade documents while standing alongside British Prime Minister Keir Starmer. 📹 Watch The big, beautiful bill (Senate's version): The Senate Finance Committee has unveiled its highly anticipated text of President Trump's 'big, beautiful bill.' That means the full Senate bill text is public — and now the monumental task of getting nearly all Senate Republicans on board begins. Here's what's in it: 🔷 Medicaid: Like the House's bill, the Senate's bill would impose work requirements for Medicaid beneficiaries. 🔷 Trump's 2017 tax cuts: The Senate's bill extends the core elements of Trump's tax cuts but has a lower increase for the child tax credit (Senate: $2,200 per child, House: $2,500). 🔷 Taxes on tips: It creates a new deduction for taxes on tips, overtime pay and car loan interest but doesn't make them fully deductible. 🔷 Green energy tax credits: The Senate's bill will significantly roll back green energy tax credits but is more flexible than what the House passed. 🔷 SALT: The Senate's version nixes the deal Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) negotiated. State and local tax (SALT) deductions would be rolled back to $10,000 a year, instead of the new $40,000 limit. 🔷 Debt limit: The Senate's bill would raise the debt ceiling by $5 trillion, $1 trillion more than the House's bill. Sen. Smith confronted Sen. Lee over his social media posts: Sen. Tina Smith (D-Minn.) confronted Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) on Monday over his comments about the fatal shooting of a prominent Minnesota state lawmaker. 📸 The confrontation 📹 Lee wouldn't answer questions about his posts or the confrontation What were Lee's comments?: He blamed Democrats for the fatal shooting. 'This is what happens When Marxists don't get their way,' Lee wrote Sunday on his personal account on the social platform X. He then wrote, 'Nightmare on Waltz Street,' referring to Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D), alongside a photo of the suspected shooter. Democrats have fiercely condemned Lee's comments. Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) told MSNBC that she also plans to talk to Lee. 'What I'm going to tell him is: This isn't funny,' she said. COMING UP The House is out. The Senate is in. President Trump is back in Washington. (All times EST) 2:15 p.m.: Two Senate votes, one confirmation and a vote to end debate on another nominee. 📆 Today's agenda 2:30 p.m.: Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell holds a news conference. 💻 Livestream 4:30 p.m.: Two more Senate votes. 🐝 INTERNET BUZZ 🍺 Celebrate: Today is National Root Beer Day. 🍭 Jell-O may not be quite as electric blue anymore: Kraft Heinz says it will remove all artificial dyes from its U.S. products by the end of 2027.
Mint
6 days ago
- Politics
- Mint
Amid Iran-Israel tension, Donald Trump gets jersey signed by Cristiano Ronaldo: US President likes the message CR7 sent
Antonio Costa, the president of the European Council, gifted US President Donald Trump a signed Cristiano Ronaldo jersey. The jersey had a special message from the football star: 'To President Donald J. Trump—Playing for Peace.' Team Trump shared a video on Instagram, writing, 'President Donald Trump receives a jersey signed by Cristiano.' The video showed Trump receiving the gift and responding, 'Oh, I like that. Playing for peace,' as he held up the jersey. Trump had arrived in Calgary on June 15 for the During the G7 Summit in Kananaskis. Instagram users dribbled with words as they reacted to the incident. 'Ronaldo ending world war 3 to make sure we'll be still alive for GTA 6,' quipped one user. 'My GOAT representing the world,' wrote another. One fan called CR7 an 'influencer on and off the pitch'. One Trump admirer commented, 'Only Donald Trump would listen and build relationships with other world leaders!' Trump left the G7 summit a day early due to the growing conflict between Israel and Iran, according to the Associated Press. The two countries are hurling missiles against each other as the rest of the world asks for peace in the Middle East. Israel bombed the Tehran office of Iran's state broadcaster, claiming it was being used by the Iranian army. Iran called the attack a 'war crime' and hit back with missiles and drones targeting Tel Aviv and Haifa. According to Iran, 45 women and children were killed in Israeli strikes, and three Red Crescent workers died during rescue work. Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian urged the country to stay united as attacks caused damage even in cities like Kermanshah, where a hospital was allegedly hit. Israel's army said it had destroyed one-third of Iran's missile launchers. Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu said he could even target Iran's Supreme Leader to 'end the conflict'. President Trump, speaking at the G7 summit, asked Iran to talk with Israel 'before it's too late'. 'We, as Iranian people, do not want to see any deal between Israel and the dictator regime of Iran! We want regime change! Mr. @realDonaldTrump, if you cannot help us, stay away and let Israel do its job, and we will finish the rest of that on the street. Best regards,' came from one user who reacted to Ronaldo's message of peace to Trump.
New York Post
6 days ago
- Politics
- New York Post
Time for Trump to step up and end the Iranian threat, once and for all
President Donald Trump vowed Iran won't get nukes. Now that Israel has started making that a reality, Trump must see it through — and rid the world of the Iranian threat, once and for all. If Iran won't give up its nuke program — completely, quickly and verifiably — Trump shouldn't hesitate to use America's big, beautiful bunker-buster bombs to finish the job. Israel has already made progress in de-nuking Iran, hitting its largest uranium-enrichment site, Natanz, and its Isfahan facility, and wiping out many of the regime's top nuclear scientists and military leaders. Yet at least one key site, the Fordow facility deep beneath a mountain, remains intact: The Israeli Air Force lacks the heavy bunker-buster bombs that readily take it out. Maybe weeks of smaller bombs can do the job, but that means prolonged hostilities, causing much needless damage to both countries, to achieve what Trump says is a must. And, yes, Tehran is reportedly signaling it'll resume nuclear talks if the United States stays out of the fighting. Fine: Except Iran treated Trump's 60-day deadline for those talks as a joke; now its opening offer should include handing over all its enriched uranium, with every last nuclear site and research facility demolished. Also, inspectors must have free rein to verify that Iran can never again resume its nuclear-weapons agenda. Absent those concessions, any talks would be just another effort to buy time and/or somehow sell Team Trump the Brooklyn Bridge. Bring on the bunker busters: Yes, it entails some risks — though the Israelis have already pretty well defanged Tehran and its chief proxies. As for the characters who think they define MAGA and 'America First': The prez has already shown he's not buying it. Saturday, he stressed that he's the one to decide what's in America's best interests, and 'you can't have peace if Iran has a nuclear weapon.' Hear, hear. Besides, that crowd's fearful warnings — that 'thousands of Americans would die' if Israel moved against Iran — have already proved false. Eliminating Iran's nuclear threat will send the perfect message to Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping: Take Trump's words seriously; don't bet on the 'TACO' twerps.
Yahoo
6 days ago
- Politics
- Yahoo
Marjorie Taylor Greene Gets In Turf War With Fox News Host Over Who Is Most MAGA
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene and Fox News host Mark Levin got into a social media turf war Monday over which one is the most 'MAGA.' The turf war actually started Sunday night when the controversial Georgia Republican took to X to comment on the ongoing conflict between Israel and Iran. In her post, Greene declared that 'Everyone is finding out who are real America First/MAGA and who were fake and just said it bc it was popular' and predicted that going to war against Iran would 'quickly engulf the Middle East, BRICS, and NATO.' Greene worried that the conflict would force America to go to war 'all because they told us propaganda as to why we must sacrifice our own to defend some other country's borders.' She added: 'I don't want to see Israel bombed or Iran bombed or Gaza bombed. 'I don't want to see Ukraine bombed or Russia bombed. 'And we do NOT want to be involved or required to pay for ANY OF IT!!!' Everyone is finding out who are real America First/MAGA and who were fake and just said it bc it was the list of fakes are becoming quite long and exposed themselves slobbering for the U.S. to become fully involved in the Israel/Iran war… — Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene🇺🇸 (@RepMTG) June 15, 2025 But Greene's declaration that a true MAGA supports staying out of other countries' conflicts angered Levin, a fervent supporter of Israel who reportedly lobbied President Donald Trump to allow the Israeli government to strike Iranian nuclear sites last week, according to Politico. He torched the congresswoman's post Monday with a bitter response that minimized her status: 'Who died and named Marjorie Taylor Greene the queen of MAGA? Trump is MAGA. He received 77 million votes. You're a little known politician from Georgia. Hate to break the news to you. We're Team Trump. Go Trump!' Who died and named Marjorie Taylor Greene the queen of MAGA? Trump is MAGA. He received 77 million votes. You're a little known politician from Georgia. Hate to break the news to you. We're Team Trump. Go Trump! — Mark R. Levin (@marklevinshow) June 16, 2025 It appears that Trump may be more open to Levin's side than Greene's. Trump told ABC News on Sunday that he has not ruled out the U.S. getting involved in the Israel-Iran conflict, but also hinted he'd like to see Russian President Vladimir Putin get involved to help de-escalate tensions. Still, Levin escalated things with MTG by retweeting a post she made in 2023 in which she posed with the leftist protest group CodePink. When MTG (who?) teamed up with Communist China backed Code Pink anti-American Marxists. That's not MAGA. — Mark R. Levin (@marklevinshow) June 16, 2025 However, it seems as if many MAGA members are more in line with Greene's views. As of Monday afternoon, she hadn't directly responded to Levin's attack posts but did make a more generic attack against 'ALL the Never Trumpers who turned into FAKE America First/MAGA experts after the polls showed Trump winning.' To ALL the Never Trumpers who turned into FAKE America First/MAGA experts after the polls showed Trump winning:Are you demanding America go to war in Nigeria to save God's people from Islamic terrorists too?Or does that only apply to God's people in Israel? — Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene🇺🇸 (@RepMTG) June 16, 2025 Although Greene often gets mocked for her social media posts ― such as the time she criticized a bill she voted for without reading it first ― Levin seemed to get most of the criticism this time around. You have one of the lowest rated shows on fox Moderate banger tweets have more views than any given episode of whatever your show is called. — Cassandra MacDonald (@CassandraRules) June 16, 2025 There is no "we" here. You're a backseat driver who keeps leaning forward, trying to grab the wheel and turn the car off road. — George Alexopoulos (@GPrime85) June 16, 2025 Mark, I hate to tell you this, but more people know MTG than they know far as Israel, they can defend themselves. They don't need the US for this, nor should we spend billions more on another I am not a hater. I listen to your show all the time. God bless. — The Dibster (@TheDibsterX) June 16, 2025 Just last month you attacked Trump, his Team and many MAGA supporters calling all many foul nasty names too! "Fox's Mark Levin Is Attacking The Trump Admin As Antisemitic For Exposing Neocon Netanyahu's Reckless Attempt To Drag The US Into War With Iran"You also supported… — Gracie Smith (@GraceSm16250397) June 16, 2025 No, you're a complete fraud. And everyone knows it. — Zarathustra (@zarathustra5150) June 16, 2025 This is a problem with folks on our side. We assume the 77million who voted for Trump are all MAGA. That's no more true than all 77mil being Republican. I often don't agree with MTG but she's definitely MAGA and right on her anti-war position. — Melik Abdul (@MelikAbdul_) June 16, 2025 Trump was elected on the exact opposite platform you're trying to manipulate him into - no new Middle East warsI used to listen, read, and respect you years ago, but you've turned into an absolute clown of a neocon boomer. GTFO — Antoninus (@AntoninusP_) June 16, 2025 'It's Possible': Trump Won't Rule Out Future U.S. Involvement In Israel-Iran Conflict Israel's War On Iran Bears The Echo Of Past American Mistakes Trump And Tucker Carlson Are Falling Out Over Trump's Support For Israel
New York Post
14-06-2025
- Politics
- New York Post
Democrats convince no one by flagging each and every slight as the ‘end of democracy'
God knows today's right indulges in plenty of absurdly overheated rhetoric, but can Democrats please quit proclaiming the end of democracy over every trivial affront? The latest onset of fascism came when Sen. Alex Padilla burst into Homeland Security chief Kristi Noem's LA presser Thursday and got tackled by Secret Service agents who didn't recognize the crazy shouting man, then pulled out of the room in handcuffs. Dems nationwide were shocked, shocked. Advertisement Here in New York Gov. Kathy Hochul claimed the takedown of the California senator 'shocked the conscience'; mayoral frontrunner Andrew Cuomo called it part of Team Trump's push to 'silence opposition and undermine our democracy'; AOC demanded a 'full investigation.' Puh-leaze. How do any of them want a Republican trying to hijack one of their events treated? Advertisement And if Noem was out to 'silence' Padilla, why meet with him for 15 minutes afterward? It's not because she feared finger-wagging from, say, Sen. Cory 'Spartacus' Booker. And all the hysteria ignores the simple fact that anyone who cares to can see for themselves on the video. Just as, yes, they can see ample images of the LA rioting that Democrats and their media enablers insist is 'mostly peaceful' — when they're not denying there's any violence at all. Far too many on the left are used to closed conversations where no one will challenge this nonsense. Advertisement It may work for winning cheers at a rally, getting clueless rich folks to cut you campaign checks or group-wallowing on BlueSky, but outside your bubble it just looks pathetic. And if telling a heckler 'not now' is fascist, then every teacher in America should be wearing jackboots.
