'Bit in contrast': Trump immediately blows up Rubio's statement on Israel attack

06/13/25 11:49 AM

President Donald Trump acknowledged in a social media post that he gave Israel the go-ahead to attack Iran, going against claims from his own administration officials.Israel deployed 200 fighter jets to target Iran's nuclear programs and kill multiple top military leaders, and the president's 5:56 a.m. EST post on Truth Social – "I told them, in the strongest of words, to 'just do it'" – contradicted secretary of state Marco Rubio's statement from just hours before saying the strike was a "unilateral action.""This is the first official response we have gotten from president Donald Trump this morning, came in just moments ago," said CNN's Alayna Treene, "and I will note, just before I get into it, that this is a bit in contrast with what we've been hearing now from the White House and from the Trump administration, specifically from secretary of state Marco Rubio, that the U.S. had no involvement whatsoever in the strike. So the statement from him, he posted this on his Truth Social website, he said that he gave Iran 'chance after chance' to try and make this deal, but that they couldn't get it done.""He said that he warned them of the manpower that both the United States and Israel has, and that those took a hardline position during these negotiations in Iran over a potential nuclear deal are, quote, 'all dead now,'" Treene added, "and then he said, quote, 'there has already been great death and destruction, but there is still time to make this slaughter with the next already planned attacks being even more brutal, come to an end. Iran must make a deal before there is nothing left and save what was once known as the Iranian empire. No more death, no more destruction, just do it before it is too late.'"Another round of talks are scheduled for Sunday in Oman, but Treene said those plans could be in doubt after the strike."We did hear from secretary of state Marco Rubio yesterday saying again that the U.S. had no involvement in this and that Israel believed that this action was necessary for self-defense," Treene said. "But we do know as well that Trump administration officials, people here at the White House, they were given [awareness] and told to prepare for these strikes, so they were bracing for this yesterday when we saw those first strikes hit in Iran.""The president had convened a cabinet-level meeting last night as the strikes were happening," she added. "That meeting, I would like to point out, was actually scheduled before Israel began its attack. They wanted to start to coordinate what the official U.S. response would be, so, again, adding to the point that they kind of knew about this. Now, of course, I think the big picture here is that one, president Donald Trump has not kept quiet about his frustrations with Iran and for what he believes is a very slow pace in the progression of talks over a nuclear deal. Again, to reiterate, they still want to have those talks, they do not believe that this deal is not unsalvageable. But, of course, these attacks really throw that into question."Watch below or click here. - YouTube youtu.be

'Bloody conflict!!!' Trump lashes out at Iran with overnight threat

06/15/25 12:06 PM

Hours after Donald Trump's parade of military strength came to a close, the president was on his Truth Social account doing some saber-rattling at Iran.In previous remarks he has made on his social media platform, Trump has urged Iran to make efforts to settle their differences with Israel which launched an unexpected attack on their Middle East neighbor, but there was a distinct shift in tone late Saturday night.On Truth Social, he began by disavowing having anything to do with Israel's aggression, writing, "The U.S. had nothing to do with the attack on Iran, tonight" before issuing a warning.RELATED:Trump is 'infuriating the MAGA base' as new global war threat looms: report"If we are attacked in any way, shape or form by Iran, the full strength and might of the U.S. Armed Forces will come down on you at levels never seen before. However, we can easily get a deal done between Iran and Israel, and end this bloody conflict!!!" he added.You can see his post here.

'Downhill from here': Writer claims Trump's pride and joy will take down the GOP

06/19/25 4:04 PM

American voters dislike the provisions of President Donald Trump's "one big beautiful bill" so much that it will be the undoing of both Trump and congressional Republicans, according to a new opinion piece on MSNBC.com."A recent Washington Post poll showed a plurality of Americans oppose the version of the Republican megabill that narrowly passed the House of Representatives in May, and that’s at a time when two-thirds said that they have heard little or nothing about the legislation," wrote Editor Ryan Teague Beckwith, adding, "It's only downhill from here."Trump is betting his presidential legacy on the megabill, but "voters said they dislike most of the major provisions, such as cutting taxes for corporations and the wealthy, and spending billions to build new migrant detention centers," Beckwith wrote. "The few things they like, such as tax breaks for parents and on tipped income, are so paltry they aren't likely to give Trump or the GOP much of a boost."Beckwith cited the reasons the House version of Trump's bill will leave Americans worse off than they were before his second term, writing, "It would cause 16 million Americans to lose health insurance, according to the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities; It would lead to 4 million fewer Americans getting food stamps, according to the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office; and it would increase the deficit by $2.4 trillion over the next decade, according to the CBO."GOP senators are currently hashing out their challenges to the bill on life-altering issues like tax cuts and Medicaid. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) called the Senate Finance cuts to the health care entitlement "deeper and more devastating than even the Republican House's disaster of a bill."Beckwith predicted that the bill will be the death of the GOP in its current form if it's signed into law. They'll be voted out of office as millions more Americans are unable to "see a doctor or feed their children and fruit is rotting in the fields while immigration officers swarm farms, factories, churches, schools and courthouses around the country to deport hard-working immigrants without criminal records.""That will be Trump's legacy," Beckwith concluded, as well as "the legacy of every Republican who votes for it."Read the MSNBC opinion piece here.