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Sky News AU
3 days ago
- Business
- Sky News AU
‘Put the fear of God in foreign nations': Trump's revenge tax used for ‘leverage'
Former White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney discusses United States Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent asking for the removal of the 'revenge tax' from the 'Big, Beautiful Bill'. 'I think it was there for leverage in the first place, it was there to give Trump another chip in the negotiations on trade,' Mr Mulvaney told Sky News Australia. 'They got what they wanted out of this; they put the fear of God in foreign nations. 'They sent a message.'
Sky News AU
3 days ago
- Politics
- Sky News AU
Iranian ability to have a nuclear weapon is ‘finished'
Former White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney weighs in on the recent US strikes against nuclear facilities in Iran. 'The Iranian ability to have a nuclear weapon is finished,' Mr Mulvaney told Sky News Australia. 'Whether or not it was entirely destroyed, partially destroyed … it really doesn't make any difference. 'The Iranians are either going to give it up voluntarily, or they are going to have it bombed out of their ability; those are the only two choices here. 'Iran doesn't get a nuclear weapon, and that's the end here, regardless of how you get there.'
Sky News AU
6 days ago
- Politics
- Sky News AU
Iran no longer a ‘nuclear-powered pariah state'
Former White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney says the US strikes could be one of the most 'stabilising' events in the Middle East if the peace between Israel and Iran holds. 'If the peace holds, you might be looking at the most stabilising event in the Middle East since the 1979 Iranian revolution,' Mr Mulvaney told Sky News Australia. 'You're talking about Iran maybe no longer being a pariah state, certainly not being a nuclear-powered pariah state.'
Yahoo
21-06-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Trump's Ex-Chief Of Staff Spots 1 Glaring 'Problem' With New White House Flagpoles
Ex-White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney — who served in Donald Trump's first term — warned Wednesday that at least one of the massive, newly-installed flagpoles at the White House could prove to be 'problem.' Mulvaney told NewsNation's 'The Hill' that the 88-foot flagpole on the South Lawn could interfere with the president's Marine One helicopter, which departs from and lands on the same lawn. 'I imagine they considered this, they'd be landing someplace else but I'm looking at this going — as the chief of staff, who's in charge of military operations at the White House — 'Where are we landing the helicopter without creating an increased risk for the president of the United States?'' he said. 'I don't know the answer to that yet.' Both of the flagpoles including one on the North Lawn have been praised as 'beautiful' by the president who — amid a rambling press conference — was asked whether any 'adjustments' needed to happen in order for Marine One to continue to safely use the South Lawn. Trump dismissed such concerns, claiming that the installation is 'very far away' from the designated area for the helicopter's departures and landings. 'We did it in conjunction with the Air Force, with everybody, everybody signed off on it,' he declared. 'We have to have it far away ... you have to have a certain distance, we're about three times that distance.' It's unclear what the distance is between the South Lawn flagpole and the Marine One landing area, or whether the helicopter has been cleared to continue using the lawn. Trump has described both flagpoles as a personal 'GIFT,' telling reporters Wednesday that they cost about $50,000 a piece. HuffPost has reached out to the White House, which was not immediately available for comment. Even The Set List For Bruce Springsteen's New Tour Is A Dig At Trump Democrats Ambivalent On Trump's Possible War Despite It Being Deeply Unpopular Lawmakers Rip Musk And Trump For Spreading 'Hate Speech' After X Sues Over New Law
Daily Mail
20-06-2025
- Politics
- Daily Mail
Ex-Trump aide: Change at White House could put the president in danger
By Published: | Updated: President Donald Trump's former acting Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney has some concerns about the giant flag pole the president erected in the South Lawn. Mulvaney appeared on a NewsNation panel on Wednesday, the day Trump brought reporters to the South Lawn as one of the two new flag poles was set up by a team of workers. 'I imagine they considered this, they'd be landing someplace else, but I'm looking at this going, as the chief of staff who's in charge of military operations at the White House, "Where are we landing the helicopter without creating an increased risk for the president of the United States?" I don't know the answer to that yet,' he added. The presidential helicopter, Marine One, uses the South Lawn as a landing pad. The new flag installation appears to not have changed that protocol as Trump is expected to fly out from the South Lawn to Joint Base Andrews later Friday afternoon. He'll head to his Bedminster, New Jersey golf club for a Friday night fundraiser, before returning to Washington, D.C. Saturday evening. On Thursday, a day after the two new flag poles were installed, D.C. was hit with a thunderstorm that included lightning and high winds that took down trees all over the area. The president is putting his stamp all over the White House. As the Daily Mail previously reported , Trump has ordered workers to put pavers over the grass in the Rose Garden so that he's able to use the space more easily for events. That project is ongoing. The president, at least dating back to 2010 , has also dreamed of the White House having a ballroom, similar to what he built at his historic Florida property, Mar-a-Lago, or at the Old Post Office, which previously was the Trump-branded Washington, D.C. hotel. That project is also getting off the ground. The president announced earlier this month that a site for a ballroom had been decided upon. The White House told the Daily Mail that it would be on the east side of campus, but didn't provide details on whether the ballroom would be free-standing or part of the already-existing East Wing, where first ladies have their offices. Trump has already added golden elements to the Oval Office. He's added some non-traditional art to the White House's walls. Now when visitors enter the state floor of the residence they see a piece of art based off an Associated Press photograph showing the moments after Trump was nearly assassinated last summer. In the booksellers hallway leading to the East Wing, Trump installed another painting of himself, situated among the first ladies.
