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- Pete Hegseth Declares Mark Kelly Will Face Legal Review for ‘Babbling’ About...
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth accused Sen. Mark Kelly (D-AZ) of incorrectly “babbling” about a classified Pentagon briefing during a national TV interview on Sunday — something Hegseth said the Department of War’s legal counsel would now be reviewing. Hegseth ripped Kelly in an X post on Sunday night. “‘Captain’ Mark Kelly strikes again,” Hegseth posted. “Now he’s babbling on TV (falsely & dumbly) about a *CLASSIFIED Pentagon briefing he received.” Hegseth continued, “Did he violate his oath…again? [The Department of War] legal counsel will review.” His comment was in response to Face the Nation moderator Margaret Brennan posting about Kelly’s interview on the show earlier in the day. She said Kelly heard about the Pentagon’s classified briefing on the Iran war and its “impact on U.S. weapons stockpiles,” and that he told her it was “shocking how deep we have gone into these magazines.” She left out the part Kelly said immediately after, where he said President Donald Trump “got our country into this without a strategic goal, without a plan, without a timeline.” Brennan then noted Kelly had said the Tomahawks, ATACMS, SM-3, THAAD rounds, and Patriot rounds have been “hit hard,” in her words; she added Kelly told her it would take “years” to replenish the U.S. stockpile. “The American people are less safe,” Kelly told her on the program. “Whether it’s a conflict in the Western Pacific with China or somewhere else in the world, munitions are depleted.” He also questioned what the American public is getting out of the Iran war. This isn’t the first time Hegseth and Kelly have grappled, as anyone who has loosely followed either man over the last year knows. Hegseth blasted Kelly last fall for his “seditious” behavior, after Kelly and five other Democrats shared a video where they urged troops to “refuse illegal orders.” Watch part of Kelly’s interview with Brennan above, via CBS.The post Pete Hegseth Declares Mark Kelly Will Face Legal Review for ‘Babbling’ About Classified Briefing: ‘Did He Violate His Oath… Again?’ first appeared on Mediaite. [TheTopNews] Read More.1 hour ago - US Spy Flights Surge On Cuba, Mimicking Pre-Venezuela Action
Photo by Creative Touch Imaging Ltd./NurPhoto via AP More than twenty U.S. intelligence gathering flights have been reportedly conducted near the Cuban coast since February, mirroring President Donald Trump’s pattern of buildup before military action in Venezuela and Iran. U.S. Navy and Air Force aircraft and drones have surged near Cuba since early February, according to an analysis from CNN on Sunday. At least twenty five flights were conducted, most near Havana and Santiago de Cuba. P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft, used for surveillance, RC-135V Rivet Joint, used to collect signal intelligence, and MQ-4C Triton high-altitude reconnaissance drones have all traveled to areas close to the island, per the report. And Some flights have gotten within forty miles of the country, according to FlightRadar24. “The flights are notable not only for their proximity to the coast, which puts them well within range of gathering intelligence, but for the suddenness of their appearance – prior to February, such publicly visible flights were exceedingly rare in this area – and for their timing,” the CNN report reads. Trump has floated a U.S. “takeover” of Cuba for months, claiming that the country’s communist government was “ready to fall” days after the capture and arrest of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro in January. Days later, Trump instituted an oil blockade on the country, which in March caused Cuba’s electrical grid to collapse due to dwindling fuel. “Whether I free it, take it. I think I can do anything I want with it, you want to know the truth,” Trump told Fox News correspondent Peter Doocy. “They are a very weakened nation.” A similar type of visible surveillance flight began near the Venezuelan coast before the Maduro operation, as did flights and drones around Iran before the war began. The three aircraft and drones seen over Cuba were also part of the U.S. operation in Iran once the conflict started. The CNN report noted these aircraft appear to be visible intentionally, as all possess the ability to block their location from being tracked. Secretary of State Marco Rubio hammered Cuba’s leadership at a press conference on Tuesday, calling them “incompetent communists” and ridiculing their economic policies. The secretary announced new sanctions on the country on Thursday, writing in a press release that the country was a “pressing national security threat.” “These sanctions are part of the Trump Administration’s comprehensive campaign to address the pressing national security threats posed by… [TheTopNews] Read More.2 hours ago - Netanyahu Blames Social Media for Israel’s Crumbling Support in USAIsraeli Prime Minister Bejamin Netanyahu blamed social media on Sunday’s 60 Minutes for playing a major role in eroding American support for his country. Correspondent Major Garrett said that a recent Pew survey found 60% of U.S. adults had an unfavorable view of Israel due to the war in Gaza — up 20 points from four years ago. Garrett said more than 70,000 Gazans were killed, according to the Hamas-run Gaza Health Ministry. “Netanyahu attributes the reputational harm to Israel almost entirely to social media, which he calls the eighth front of the war,” Garrett said. Netanyahu reached for Garrett’s phone and held it up, saying, “Because it’s this — this is yours, right? You’re not immune either, because you can penetrate this machine, you can penetrate this little instrument, and you can say anything about Major Garrett that you want, and I can paint you as a monster. And if I say it often enough, enough people will believe it.” “Do you believe Israel is at risk of losing this war on that social media front?” Garrett asked. “And this is particularly, I believe, important in America for younger Americans, Republican and Democrat, scrolling through images, and they would use words like, ‘barbaric,’ in Gaza and in Lebanon. “Israel has gone to unbelievable lengths to get innocent civilians out of harm’s way,” Netanyahu said. Yet, he added, “We have seen deterioration of support for Israel in the United States almost, I would say, correlates almost 100% with the geometric rise of social media. And that, by itself, is not what caused it, and I don’t believe in censoring them or anything. But, I’ll tell you what happened. We had several countries that basically manipulated social media, and they do it in a clever way, and that’s something that has hurt us badly.” Garrett asked if Netanyahu believed there’s nothing Israel has done to contribute to the negative impression held by some Americans. “No, of course. Look, it’s war,” Netanyahu said. “In war, armies sometimes miss and civilians die, and these are mistakes. These are not deliberate things that happen. Israel is besieged on the media front, on the propaganda front, and we’ve not done well on the propaganda war,” he added. Watch the clip above via 60 Minutes on CBS.The post Netanyahu Blames Social Media for Israel’s Crumbling Support in USA first appeared on Mediaite. [TheTopNews] Read More.2 hours ago
- Trump Vents Gorsuch and Coney Barrett ‘Hurt’ Him and the USA ‘Badly’ Wit...
(Photos via: Damian Dovarganes / Jose Luis Magana / Rod Lamkey, Jr.) President Donald Trump bemoaned the Supreme Court’s ruling striking down his tariff policy on Sunday, calling out Justices Neil Gorsuch and Amy Coney Barrett in a lengthy Truth Social screed. The president’s long day of posting continued with an extended rant about the Supreme Court. After the court ruled in February that Trump’s signature tariff policy was illegal, Trump promptly imposed a new 10% tarrif on all goods from every country. A group of small businesses sued the Trump administration over the new policy, leading to Thursday’s 2-1 ruling from a panel of federal judges determining that the president had wrongly invoked the law when he implemented the 10% tariff. Trump repeatedly attacked the Supreme Court justices after the decision — including those he appointed — calling them “weak, stupid, and bad” and “an embarrassment to their families.” Yet, Sunday’s post struck a different tone, praising both Gorsuch and Barrett while puzzling over how to “reconcile” their choice on tariffs with Trump’s high opinion of them. “I ‘Love’ Justice Neil Gorsuch! He’s a really smart and good man, but he voted against me, and our Country, on Tariffs, a devastating move. How do I reconcile this? So bad, and hurtful to our Country,” he wrote. “I have, likewise, always liked and respected Amy Coney Barrett, but the same thing with her. They were appointed by me, and yet have hurt our Country so badly!” The president went on to question why “certain Republican Nominated Justices” ruled against him while those appointed by Democrats followed their nominators’ wishes, claiming that it was “ok” for justices he appointed to be “loyal” to him. He wrote: With certain Republican Nominated Justices that we have on the Supreme Court, the Democrats don’t really need to “PACK THE COURT” any longer. In fact, I should be the one wanting to PACK THE COURT! I’m working so hard to, MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN, and then people that I appointed have shown so little respect to our Country, and its people. What is the reason for this? They have to do the right thing, but it’s really OK for them to be loyal to the person that appointed them to “almost” the highest position in the land, that is, a Justice of the United States Supreme Court. Democrat Justices always remain true to the people that honored them for that… [TheTopNews] Read More.3 hours ago - Teen Dies in Post-Prom Party Shooting
A teenage boy was killed and two others wounded in a shooting at a post-prom celebration at a Northwest Indiana residence, marking another tragic end to what should have been a milestone night for young people. ABC 7 Chicago reports that officials are investigating the incident that shattered the festivities [TheTopNews] Read More.3 hours ago - Trump Goes Ballistic on Fox News Anchor Jacqui Heinrich, Claims MAGA Republicans...President Donald Trump went after The Sunday Briefing co-anchor Jacqui Heinrich by name on Truth Social on Sunday after hinting in a post an hour-and-a-half earlier that she failed when interviewing “Dumacrat” Ro Khanna (D-CA). Trump has been regularly bashing Fox News recently, notably attacking the channel last week for a segment on Bill Maher’s interview with California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) on Real Time. “You could listen to FoxNews all day long, absolutely devour it, but then, when you hear SLEAZEBAGS, like Congressman Ro Khanna, ‘a wolf in sheep’s clothing,’ LIE, LIE, LIE, AND LIE AGAIN, without any pushback, or competent rebuttal from an anchor, in this case, Jacqui Heinrich, the entire Common Sense dialogue that has been going on all day at Fox is completely obliterated!” Trump wrote. “Why would Fox put SCUM like this on, or others, such as Low Rated Bill Maher, who gains ‘credibility’ by constant referral to him as though he were a Liberal source of ‘Wisdom,’ or very Low IQ Hakeem Jeffries, who considers the Supreme Court ‘illegitimate,’ and probably hates our Country,” Trump continued. “No matter how ‘Fair and Balanced’ the day’s News at Fox may be, the end result is destroyed by professional Liars, Conmen, and Liberal, Crooked Politicians,” Trump wrote. This is why MAGA Republicans, who are actually close to 100% of the Party, hate Fox, despite the wonderful contributions made by so many of their great anchors and commentators. Hard to win Elections like this!” Earlier Sunday, Trump claimed that Khanna “should not be allowed” on Fox News unless he was interviewed by someone “who is capable of disputing his lies,” but Trump didn’t mention Heinrich by name. “The Sleazebag, Radical Left Congressman from the failed State of California, Ro Khanna, should not be allowed on FoxNews unless you have an ‘anchor’ who is capable of disputing his lies, one after another, and closing down his FAKE (Bullshit!) narrative. He is similar, but worse than Hakeem Jeffries, only with a somewhat higher IQ,” Trump wrote. “This morning he tried, on behalf of the Dumacrats, to take credit for the Steel Industry pouring back into the U.S., knowing full well that the Dumbs virtually destroyed it, and I SAVED IT, through strong Tariffs (PLUS!). Our Country was DEAD during the last “Administration,” and now it is hotter than ever before,” Trump wrote. “We can’t allow the Dumacrats to… [TheTopNews] Read More.3 hours ago
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