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- Senate Leader John Thune Hit With Ultimatum By Fellow Republican on Fox Over Vot...
Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL) hit Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) with a clear ultimatum on Saturday over a voter ID bill awaiting a Senate vote. Luna, along with Rep. Brandon Gill (R-TX), joined Fox News’ Kayleigh McEnany on Saturday in America and sent a message directly to Thune, informing him that no legislation from him and the Senate would be passed if he does not get a debate and vote going on the SAVE America Act, which passed through the House last month. The SAVE Act would require document identification to vote in federal elections. Luna said she and other Republicans will either stonewall legislation from the Senate or find a way to “bake” the SAVE Act as a “rule” into FISA (Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act). She also knocked the Senate for hosting a “dog parade” when they should be working on this exact legislation. She said: The Senate said they didn’t have time to debate this on the House floor, yet they literally had time for a dog parade. So there’s no excuse for not embracing the standing filibusters. Leader Thune, I’m asking you directly to stand up for the American people. Force your senators to do their job. But in the event [you don’t], you will not have any legislation passed and we will attach it to FISA. So those are your options. The “dog parade” was an event called “Doggi Gras” held in the Senate last month by retiring Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC). It included dogs dressed in Mardi Gras costumes parading through the Senate. Gill estimated there are 40-50 Republicans willing to make Luna’s exact stand and refuse to vote for legislation if Thune does not give in to their demands on the SAVE Act. Luna said later that she and others are willing to “hold the line” and take on the Senate. “We’re willing to hold the line. We’re on the side of the history here and we have the American people with us,” she said. “It’s an overwhelmingly popular issue and the president supports it. And Mr. President, we’ll do everything in the House to actually get this on your desk and, yes, that means going up against the Senate.” Watch above via Fox News.The post Senate Leader John Thune Hit With Ultimatum By Fellow Republican on Fox Over Voter ID: ‘Those Are Your Options’ first appeared on Mediaite. [TheTopNews] Read More.2 hours ago - Trump Declares Iran Can Attack Oil Ships ‘No Matter How Badly Defeated They Ar...
President Donald Trump made the odd declaration that Iran can continue to assail oil tankers “no matter how badly defeated they are” — in a rant that seemed intended to reassure. As the second week of the Iran war comes to a close, 13 U.S. servicemembers have been killed, a preliminary military investigation has determined the US is responsible for the strike on an elementary school that killed at least 160 children, and attacks on oil tankers in the Strait of Hormuz have exacerbated surging prices and roiled the stock market. But Trump and his administration have kept up a steady drumbeat of attacks on the media for reporting on the full effect of the war. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth complained last week that reporting on troop deaths is intended to “make the president look bad,” and this week loudly demanded positive coverage from a “patriotic press corps.” Trump has been especially sensitive about the attacks on oil tankers, which reporters like Maggie Haberman and others have noted do not appear to have been successfully prepared for. In a Truth Social post Saturday morning, Trump simultaneously said the attacks will continue no matter what, but also that “we will soon get the Hormuz Strait OPEN, SAFE, and FREE!”: Many Countries, especially those who are affected by Iran’s attempted closure of the Hormuz Strait, will be sending War Ships, in conjunction with the United States of America, to keep the Strait open and safe. We have already destroyed 100% of Iran’s Military capability, but it’s easy for them to send a drone or two, drop a mine, or deliver a close range missile somewhere along, or in, this Waterway, no matter how badly defeated they are. Hopefully China, France, Japan, South Korea, the UK, and others, that are affected by this artificial constraint, will send Ships to the area so that the Hormuz Strait will no longer be a threat by a Nation that has been totally decapitated. In the meantime, the United States will be bombing the hell out of the shoreline, and continually shooting Iranian Boats and Ships out of the water. One way or the other, we will soon get the Hormuz Strait OPEN, SAFE, and FREE! President DONALD J. TRUMP The post came amid news of attacks on the US embassy in Iraq and an oil facility in the UAE.The post Trump Declares Iran Can Attack Oil Ships… [TheTopNews] Read More.2 hours ago - BREAKING: UAE Oil Facility Catches Fire After Iran Drone Strike Amid US Troop De...The conflict between Iran and the U.S. and Israel is continuing to escalate with Iran threatening UAE oil ports and a drone attack soon following. President Donald Trump announced on Friday strikes on Kharg Island, a hub where a majority of Iran’s oil goes through. He said military targets on the island were “obliterated.” “Moments ago, at my direction, the United States Central Command executed one of the most powerful bombing raids in the History of the Middle East, and totally obliterated every MILITARY target in Iran’s crown jewel, Kharg Island,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. Iran responded by threatening United Arab Emirates (UAE), specifically vowing to target “ports, docks and hideouts within” cities. Reuters reported not long after those public threats that some oil-loading operations were suspended in the United Arab Emirates’ Fujairah emirate, citing sources. CNN and others later aired video showing the oil hub on fire. “Moments ago, at my direction, the United States Central Command executed one of the most powerful bombing raids in the History of the Middle East, and totally obliterated every MILITARY target in Iran’s crown jewel, Kharg Island,” Trump announced about the Kharg strikes. The Port of Fujairah sits near the Strait of Hormuz where Iran has targeted cargo ships and tied up oil shipments. The emirate’s media office said on Saturday that the fire at the port was caused by an Iranian drone being intercepted. No injuries were reported. Approximately one million barrels of oil go through the port every day. Ebrahim Zolfaghari, spokesperson for the Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters, made the original threat against UAE cities after the Kharg attack, saying they will target “all oil, economic, and energy infrastructures belonging to oil companies across the region that have American shares or cooperate with America.” The port fire comes amid reports that the U.S. is moving warships and thousands of soldiers to the Middle East to respond to the conflict. Watch above via CNN.The post BREAKING: UAE Oil Facility Catches Fire After Iran Drone Strike Amid US Troop Deployment first appeared on Mediaite. [TheTopNews] Read More.3 hours ago
- US Embassy Burns After Being Struck By Missiles As Trump War on Iran Rages The United States embassy complex in Iraq was struck by missiles and burned as President Donald Trump’s Operation Epic Fury raged toward its third week. As the second week of the Iran war comes to a close, 13 U.S. servicemembers have been killed, a preliminary military investigation has determined the US is responsible for the strike on an elementary school that killed at least 160 children, and attacks on oil tankers in the Strait of Hormuz have exacerbated surging prices and roiled the stock market. Trump has consistently made statements to the effect that the United States has “already won” and derided news coverage suggesting otherwise. While the US has dominated Iran militarily, attacks continued into the weekend as Trump headed to Florida. As he departed on Friday he was asked when the war will end, and he said “We’re way ahead of schedule” but would not give a timeframe. Just after midnight in the U.S., Reuters reported on a missile attack in Baghdad: March 14 (Reuters) – The U.S. Embassy in the Iraqi capital Baghdad was hit in a missiles attack, Iraqi security sources told Reuters on Saturday. The attack caused smoke to rise from the embassy’s building, the sources said, without providing details on the damage. According to The Associated Press, missiles hit a helipad inside the embassy no claim of credit has been made, but noted Iranian proxies have targeted the complex before: No one immediately claimed responsibility for the strike on the embassy’s helipad. The embassy complex, one of the largest U.S. diplomatic facilities in the world, has been repeatedly targeted by rockets and drones fired by Iran-aligned militias. There was no immediate comment from the embassy. On Friday, it renewed its Level 4 security alert for Iraq, warning that Iran and Iran-aligned militia groups have previously carried out attacks against U.S. citizens, interests and infrastructure and “may continue to target them.” Watch above via CNN and AP.The post US Embassy Burns After Being Struck By Missiles As Trump War on Iran Rages first appeared on Mediaite. [TheTopNews] Read More.4 hours ago
- White House Insiders Say Trump’s Private Phone Number Is Out There Being Sold:...
AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File President Donald Trump’s private digits have become a hot commodity and the White House is receiving reports about a growing market of people trying to nab them one way or another. The Atlantic’s Michael Sherer reported on Saturday, citing two administration officials, that the president’s private phone number is involved in “suspected horse-trading and black-market sales among influence brokers.” CEOs and crypto investors are reportedly offering money for the number while journalists are taking to trading the phone numbers of other world leaders in baseball card-like exchanges. According to the report, Trump’s number has been “offered for sale to deep-pocketed interests seeking influence.” What is unusual about the president is how accessible he is with journalists often noting with surprise that they can simply call the president’s private line. One of the officials speaking to The Atlantic said Trump can typically receive 10 calls from the press in two hours on his private line. “It is literally call after reporter call,” one of the officials said. “It is just boom, boom, boom.” Many of the numbers are reportedly not even saved under names. The number is now so widely circulated among press that White House officials have found themselves Googling independent names they’ve never heard before. “It’s out of control,” an administration official said. “It’s like a wrecking ball.” On top of CEOs offering money or “crypto bros” offering cryptocurrency, The Atlantic noted that they got their own offer for the president’s number. Scherer wrote: We were recently approached by another journalist who offered to trade more than two dozen cellphone numbers of significant stature for the one number of most significant stature. (We declined.) One person we talked with has heard that the going rate for this sort of swap is a one-to-one trade for another major world leader. White House spokesperson Anna Kelly responded to the new report on Trump’s phone number and said, “President Trump is the most transparent and accessible president in history. The press can’t get enough of Trump, and they know it.”The post White House Insiders Say Trump’s Private Phone Number Is Out There Being Sold: ‘It’s Out of Control!’ first appeared on Mediaite. [TheTopNews] Read More.4 hours ago - Trump Confronted By Reporter On When War Will End — Claims Media Says Iran ‘... President Donald Trump attacked the media when a reporter asked him when the war will end, complaining that they report Iran is “doing wonderfully.” As the second week of the Iran war comes to a close, 13 U.S. servicemembers have been killed, a preliminary military investigation has determined the US is responsible for the strike on an elementary school that killed at least 160 children, and attacks on oil tankers in the Strait of Hormuz have exacerbated surging prices and roiled the stock market. Trump and his administration have also taken heavy criticism over a series of conflicting messages on the Iran war that include saying we’ve already won but also need to keep going until it feels right. President Trump spoke to reporters as he departed to Florida for the weekend, and was again asked how long the war will last after again bragging about the US “dominance” over Iran in the war. The president responded that he couldn’t say, but “I have my own idea” and “It’ll be as long as it’s necessary.” He also described some of the coverage as suggesting, of Iran, “Oh, they’re doing wonderfully” and claimed the war is “way ahead of schedule”: REPORTER: How long now do you think the war is likely to last? PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP: I can’t tell you that. I mean, I have my own idea, but what good does it do? It’ll be as long as it’s necessary. They’ve been decimated. The country’s in bad shape. The whole thing is collapsing. If you read some of the fake news, it’s like, oh, they’re doing wonderfully. They’re not doing wonderfully, they are doing the opposite. They’re doing as bad as you can have. I would say this. I won’t give you time, but we’re way ahead of schedule. REPORTER: Can you comment on–. PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP: Way ahead of schedule. Watch above via White House press pool.The post Trump Confronted By Reporter On When War Will End — Claims Media Says Iran ‘Doing Wonderfully’ first appeared on Mediaite. [TheTopNews] Read More.5 hours ago
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