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Fox News
31 minutes ago
- Politics
- Fox News
Trump touts success of Iran strikes and attack's initial damage assessments during 23rd week in office
President Donald Trump continued to brag about the success of the U.S. strikes against Iranian nuclear facilities and visited the Netherlands for the NATO summit this week. The U.S. launched strikes late Saturday targeting key Iranian nuclear facilities, which involved more than 125 U.S. aircraft, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine told reporters Sunday. Following the strikes, Trump said in an address to the nation that the mission left the nuclear sites "completely and totally obliterated." But days later, a leaked report from the Defense Intelligence Agency, published by CNN and the New York Times, cast doubt on those claims, saying that the strikes had only set back Iran's nuclear program by several months. Meanwhile, the U.S., Israel and Iran's Foreign Ministry have all said the three nuclear sites that U.S. forces struck have encountered massive damage. Still, Trump has said he won't hesitate to launch additional strikes against Iran – should Tehran seek to beef up its nuclear program again. Here's also what happened this week: Trump attended the NATO summit in the Netherlands on Tuesday and Wednesday, where he met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. The Ukrainian leader said in a post on X on Wednesday that the two "covered all the truly important issues" as the U.S. has sought to broker a peace deal to end the conflict between Russia and Ukraine. NATO allies – all but Spain – agreed Wednesday to boost defense spending to 5% of GDP by 2035. Trump has long advocated for NATO allies to ramp up defense spending to between 2% and 5% GDP – and has made it clear that European nations need to shoulder greater responsibility for the security of their continent. Trump pressed lawmakers to get his sweeping tax and domestic policy bill to the finish line on Thursday, labeling the measure the "single-most important piece of border legislation ever to cross the floor of Congress." "This is the ultimate codification of our agenda to – very simply, a phrase that's been used pretty well by me over the past 10 years, but maybe even before that – make America great again," Trump said at a "One, Big, Beautiful Event" at the White House on Thursday. Meanwhile, Republicans are scrambling to reform and pass the measure ahead of Trump's July 4 deadline, following Senate Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough's determination Thursday that several Medicaid reforms in the sweeping tax passage did not follow Senate rules and must be removed.
Yahoo
14 hours ago
- Politics
- Yahoo
‘You have been the worst': Secretary Hegseth blasts former Fox colleague
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth had harsh words for his former Fox News colleague, who asked him a question on Thursday about the Trump administration's recent strikes on Iran's nuclear facilities. Jennifer Griffin, Fox's chief national security correspondent, asked Hegseth about the effectiveness of the strikes and if he was certain there was highly enriched uranium inside the Fordow mountain in Iran. She referenced satellite photos that showed more than a dozen trucks at the site two days in advance. 'Are you certain none of that highly enriched uranium was moved?' Griffin asked Hegseth. Hegseth, a former host on 'Fox & Friends,' responded by criticizing Griffin and her reporting. 'Of course we're watching every single aspect. But Jennifer, you've been about the worst, the one who misrepresents the most intentionally what the president says,' Hegseth said. In response, Griffin defended her reporting. 'I was the first to describe the B-2 bombers, the refueling, the entire mission with great accuracy,' she said. 'So I take issue with that.' Hegseth then said that the strikes on Iran were 'the most complex and secretive military operation in history.' 'I appreciate you acknowledging that this is the most successful mission based on operational security that this department has done since you've been here,' he told Griffin, 'and I appreciate that.' Fox News chief political analyst Brit Hume defended his colleague and said that Hegseth's comments were 'unfair.' 'Her professionalism, her knowledge, her experience at the Pentagon is unmatched, and I have had and still have the greatest regard for her,' Hume said on the network. 'The attack on her was unfair.' Following the U.S.'s strikes on Iran's nuclear facilities on Saturday, President Donald Trump claimed that the strikes 'obliterated' Iran's nuclear program. The following week, CNN and The New York Times reported that the strikes had set Iran's nuclear program back only by a few months. Trump, for his part, lashed out at the outlets on Truth Social, with one post claiming that their reporting on Iran was 'fake.' 'FAKE NEWS REPORTERS FROM CNN & THE NEW YORK TIMES SHOULD BE FIRED, IMMEDIATELY!!!' Trump wrote in another post. 'BAD PEOPLE WITH EVIL INTENTIONS!!!'' The New York Times reported on Thursday that Trump is threatening to sue the paper and CNN. A personal lawyer for Trump sent a letter to The New York Times, stating that the paper had damaged Trump's reputation, according to the paper. The lawyer demanded the Times 'retract and apologize for' their piece on Iran, The New York Times reported. 'No retraction is needed,' responded the New York Times's lawyer, David McCraw. 'No apology will be forthcoming. We told the truth to the best of our ability. We will continue to do so.' Trump admin appeals federal judge's decision rejecting ban of foreign Harvard students 2028 Dem frontrunner beating Kamala Harris has 0% Black support, poll finds Chicopee's next budget is 6% hike from this year. Here's where spending has increased Trump says he's terminating trade talks with Canada over tax on technology firms Mass. lawmakers get a deal; gun for first on-time (ish) state budget in years Read the original article on MassLive.
Fox News
16 hours ago
- Politics
- Fox News
FAKE NEWS: Joe Concha SLAMS Media's Disproven 'Low Confidence' Iran Leaks
Fox News Contributor Joe Concha, author of The Greatest Comeback Ever: Inside Trump's Big Beautiful Campaign , joined The Guy Benson Show today to break down the media's complete meltdown over Trump's Iran strikes, as Trump officials blasted the press for falsely labeling the strikes as ineffective before key intel was confirmed. Concha also dove into the NYC mayoral race, explaining why far-left candidate Zohran Mamdani might still lose the general election, and why a Mamdani win could potentially prove conservatives right if his policies fail the city. Plus, Concha took aim at Jake Tapper and the media's continued refusal to accept accountability for the Biden mental decline coverup, and you can listen to the full interview below! Listen to the full interview below: Listen to the full podcast below:
Wall Street Journal
17 hours ago
- Politics
- Wall Street Journal
Taking Hegseth Seriously on ‘Fake News' and the Iran Strike
A former TV journalist may not be a defense secretary for all seasons, but Pete Hegseth proved his usefulness Thursday by telling what radio man Paul Harvey used to call the rest of the story. It concerned a preliminary, thinly based and cursory analysis by the Defense Intelligence Agency (one of 18 federal intelligence agencies) with a pessimistic account of the Iran strikes even as more valid information was pouring in about the recently-completed bombing mission. One might even ask if the essentially worthless review was commissioned to be leaked. Mr. Hegseth, in an understandable rant, referred to 'fake news' and the media's desire for grist and 'spin, spin, spin' to paint the Donald Trump-ordered strikes in a bad light. He's right. Even a decade from now some Americans will likely cling to the dismissive DIA report just as they cling to the Steele dossier because they want it to be true.
Bloomberg
19 hours ago
- Politics
- Bloomberg
Dems Look to Senate Rulekeeper for Tax Bill Roadblocks
Jeff Merkley, Democrat Senator from Oregon, talks his party's opposition to key provisions in the Trump tax bill as the reconciliation process continues. He also comments on a potential vote that could limit the President's authority to trigger further strikes against Iran. (Source: Bloomberg)
