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- Senator Argues Trump Is ‘Making a Terrorist Attack More Likely’ by Appointin...
Appearing on Wednesday night’s edition of MS NOW’s The Briefing With Jen Psaki, Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-GA) argued that President Donald Trump is “making a terrorist attack more likely” by appointing “thug” Bill Pulte as acting Director of National Intelligence. Ossoff spoke to MS NOW’s Jen Psaki about all the chaos in the U.S. Intelligence Community, including former DNI Tulsi Gabbard’s resignation announcement last month. Following her statement, Trump announced that Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence Aaron Lukas would serve as acting DNI before announcing Pulte’s appointment in early June. Last week, he nominated former SEC head Jay Clayton, yet said he was canceling the scheduled Senate confirmation hearing in a Truth Social post early Wednesday morning, allowing Pulte to remain in place. “I think the installation of a thug and a hack like Pulte as the acting Director of National Intelligence is maybe the most chilling and the most dangerous nomination or appointment that this president has made,” Ossoff told Psaki. He continued: Remember, it was Pulte’s predecessor in this post, Tulsi Gabbard, that the president dispatched to Georgia to oversee that ballot raid on an election facility in Fulton County. Now, he is putting Bill Pulte atop of the entire intelligence community — a partisan loyalist with no background whatsoever in intelligence or national security. He is putting the national security of the country at risk. His handling of this is putting the United States at risk, and making a terrorist attack more likely because he is destabilizing America’s intelligence capabilities. But he’s also putting someone in who is a political hack, who will abuse his authorities in the intelligence community. Everybody saw what happened in Fulton County. We’re going to have to defend voting rights like never before in Georgia. Watch the full clip above via MS NOW.The post Senator Argues Trump Is ‘Making a Terrorist Attack More Likely’ by Appointing ‘Thug’ as Head of Intel first appeared on Mediaite. [TheTopNews] Read More.4 hours ago - GOP Senator Reluctantly Accepts Iran Having Missiles: ‘They Have to Be Able to...During a Wednesday night appearance on CNN’s The Source With Kaitlan Collins, Sen. Roger Marshall (R-KS) reluctantly accepted President Donald Trump’s recent comments that “it’s a little bit unfair” for Iran not to have missiles, saying, “They have to be able to defend themselves.” Trump, who made the statement to reporters in France on Wednesday, added in a same-day press conference that missiles only “hurt a little location, but they don’t blow up the planet.” Alongside CNN’s Kaitlan Collins, Marshall gave his two cents on the memorandum of agreement (MOU) signed late on Wednesday in Versailles between the U.S. and Iran. “I don’t know what other alternatives we had except just to keep turning the other cheek, letting them kill more Americans in the future,” he said, expressing desire for this conflict not to turn into another “forever war.” When asked by Collins if he’s okay with Iran having missiles, Marshall responded, “You know, I’m hesitating. I’d prefer that they not. I certainly don’t want them to have long-distance missiles. I don’t want them to have nuclear-armed missiles. I would prefer they didn’t, but I don’t think that’s the key issue here. I think that they have to be able to defend themselves, and I just kinda come back to the big picture here, which is the Middle East countries like this agreement.” Collins then interrupted, “You think Iran needs to be able to defend itself?” “I do,” responded Marshall. “Otherwise, we turn this into a forever war. You’re never gonna get them, short of boots on the ground, surrendering everything — an unconditional agreement, if you will. But again, what I’m getting at here is this agreement has the support of all — most of the countries in the Middle East, and I think that’s gonna give it more of a long-lasting relationship, a long-lasting success as well.” Watch the full clip above via CNN.The post GOP Senator Reluctantly Accepts Iran Having Missiles: ‘They Have to Be Able to Defend Themselves’ first appeared on Mediaite. [TheTopNews] Read More.4 hours ago
- Hannity Claims Trump’s Widely-Maligned Iran Deal Goes ‘Way Deeper’ – But...Sean Hannity scrambled to defend President Donald Trump’s agreement with Iran on Wednesday, telling Fox News viewers there are parts of the agreement that go “way deeper” than what has been made public. The Fox News host did not say why these alleged “way deeper” parts of the understanding are being kept secret. On Wednesday, Trump formally signed a memorandum of understanding while in Versailles, France. The arrangement, which could ultimately end the war, contains 14 provisions. These include Iran allowing ships to travel freely through the Strait of Hormuz, the U.S. ceasing its naval blockade of the country, and Iran having access to at least $300 billion in financing. The agreement has been widely panned, including by many conservatives. Fox News host Mark Levin called it “unthinkable.” Fox News contributor Trey Gowdy said the deal will make Iran “richer.” And Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) said Trump is getting “very poor advice.” But on Wednesday’s Hannity, the host insisted that there is more to the deal than meets the eye. After playing a clip of the president saying he would resume bombing Iran if they break the agreement, Hannity complained that people are reacting to the memo Trump signed instead of what the president has said in other settings. “Now, I had a conversation with the president, and I’ve talked to [U.S. negotiator] Steve Witkoff, I’ve talked to others in the administration,” Hannity said. “There is so much more under the surface that has already been discussed in deep detail surrounding Iran and this working agreement. I see many people reacting to the memorandum itself that are completely ignoring those words of Donald Trump, that he has no problem at all – he said it to me directly – going back and bombing any time he wants.” Hannity added that Trump’s remarks are more indicative than any international agreement he has signed. “To me, his words are far more impactful than any memorandum if you want to know what’s in the president’s head and what he’s thinking,” he said. Minutes later, Hannity was more explicit and claimed there are details about the agreement that have not been revealed. “So there’s a lot of talk and analysis about the memorandum versus the words of Donald Trump that he’ll rain down hell on them if, in fact, the very things he’s been articulating all throughout this conflict are… [TheTopNews] Read More.5 hours ago
- Senators Threaten to Freeze Pete Hegseth’s Travel Budget Over School Bombing D...
(Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call via AP Images) Senate lawmakers are seeking to withhold most of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s travel budget unless the Pentagon turns over information related to several military operations, including a February bombing in Iran that killed roughly 150 people, according to a Wednesday report from Politico. The provision is included in the Senate Armed Services Committee’s version of the National Defense Authorization Act, which was approved by the Republican-led group last week. It would freeze 75% of Hegseth’s travel funding until the Defense Department complies with the congressional requests. Among the materials lawmakers are seeking are documents related to a Feb. 28 strike on an elementary school in Minab, Iran. Approximately 150 people were killed in the attack at the beginning of the U.S. conflict in the area, most of them children. Defense Department officials have maintained that the incident remains under investigation and have not publicly confirmed that American munitions were responsible. The legislation would also require the Pentagon to provide lawmakers with full video footage from U.S. strikes targeting suspected drug-smuggling vessels in waters off Latin America. As Politico notes, more than 200 people have been killed in those operations since September 2025. The bill also contains a separate provision requiring the Pentagon to notify Congress within five days whenever a three- or four-star general or admiral is fired or leaves a position early, following Hegseth’s dismissal of several senior military officers in recent months. The Senate effort is an escalation from a similar measure enacted last year, when Congress restricted a smaller share of Hegseth’s travel budget in an attempt to get information. This new measure suggests, according to Politico, that “lawmakers still haven’t gotten the information they want.” “It also signals continued bipartisan dissatisfaction with the Pentagon ignoring or slow-walking responses to congressional inquiries,” wrote the outlet’s Connor O’Brien and Leo Shane III. However, as they explain, the House Armed Services Committee’s version of the defense bill does not contain the same travel-budget restrictions, meaning the issue would need to survive negotiations between the two chambers before reaching President Donald Trump’s desk.The post Senators Threaten to Freeze Pete Hegseth’s Travel Budget Over School Bombing Documents first appeared on Mediaite. [TheTopNews] Read More.6 hours ago - ‘Ted Cruz Is Lying Thru His Teeth’: Don Jr. Unloads on Father’s Ally
Left: (AP Photo/Richard Drew), Right: (Francis Chung/POLITICO via AP Images) On Wednesday via X, Donald Trump Jr. alleged that Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) — an ally of President Donald Trump — is “lying thru his teeth” with his recent comments on the administration’s memorandum of understanding with Iran. Speaking with The Daily Wire on Wednesday, Cruz said of the deal to end the conflict in the region: What has been released so far suggests that, unfortunately, the president is getting, I think, very poor advice when it comes to this deal. History teaches that giving billions of dollars to theocratic lunatics who want to murder us is a bad idea. Under the terms of what’s been released, somewhere between $10 billion and $30 billion will flow to the Ayatollah immediately before they make even a single nuclear concession. I think that’s ill-advised. That money, if it goes to the Ayatollah, will go to fund terrorists trying to kill Americans and weapons that will be used to try to kill Americans. And it also appears to formalize a permanent role for the Islamic regime controlling the Strait of Hormuz. It is difficult to see what possible benefit to America could come from that. He continued: President Trump was exactly right to initiate military action against Iran because for 47 years the regime has been waging war against America, has been the world’s leading funder of terrorism, and has been murdering Americans for 47 years. Nearly one thousand Americans have been murdered by the Ayatollah and the mullahs. That is why the president acted as a strong commander-in-chief to take out their military capacity. It is not remotely in America’s interest for us to pay to rebuild that capacity that we just took out. In his Wednesday tweet, Trump Jr. wrote of the blurb above, “The only problem with this quote is that @tedcruz is lying thru his teeth about the deal. We’re not giving them a cent, and he knows that. Using fake news about the peace deal to undermine @realDonaldTrump is the opposite of MAGA.” The only problem with this quote is that @tedcruz is lying thru his teeth about the deal. We're not giving them a cent and he knows that. Using fake news about the peace deal to undermine @realDonaldTrump is the opposite of MAGA. https://t.co/X2q3jesxc3 — Donald Trump Jr. (@DonaldJTrumpJr) June 17, 2026 Read the terms… [TheTopNews] Read More.6 hours ago - Fox News Contributor Slams Trump for Signing ‘A Great Deal For Iran’On Wednesday’s edition of Special Report With Bret Baier, Fox News contributor Leslie Marshall slammed President Donald Trump’s memorandum of understanding with the Iranian regime, describing it as “a great deal for Iran.” Appearing late on Wednesday night while departing Versailles, Trump announced the MOU had been signed. Citing a senior U.S. official who said, “We’re going to just work together and see if we can… do some things to build trust,” Fox News’ Bret Baier said, “That is a big change in how they’re talking about the Iranian regime.” “Yes, definitely,” responded Marshall, “especially when, you know, all the experts say that this regime is worse and more hard-lined than the regime prior.” She continued: This is a great deal for Iran. Iran comes back richer. When you look at items 6, 7, 11 in the 14 points, they get money. $300 billion. Yes, our taxpayers don’t pay for it. You have sanctions lifted, you have assets that are going to be unfrozen. What do we get? What do we get, Bret? We get a strait, that was opened before, reopened. We get a temporary hold in no tolls. And, in addition to that, what do the Iranian people get? They haven’t had a regime change. And where is the verification — the specific verification within these 14 points of this MOU to make sure that Iran is more than just promising that they’re not going to have any nukes? And, by the way, they can temporarily have nukes, and the president today said it’s okay for them to have missiles. This is why you have bipartisan support against this. This is why today, I Leslie Marshall, agreed with [former South Carolina Gov.] Nikki Haley, [former Vice President] Mike Pence, [former Rep.] Trey Gowdy [R-SC] — I could go on. It’s a bad deal when people like them and I are agreeing on this. Watch the full clip above via Fox News.The post Fox News Contributor Slams Trump for Signing ‘A Great Deal For Iran’ first appeared on Mediaite. [TheTopNews] Read More.7 hours ago
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