Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan declared renewed hope for acquiring F-35 fighter jets following talks with President Donald Trump at this week’s NATO summit in The Hague. Turkey was ejected from the F-35 program in 2019 after purchasing Russian S-400 missile systems, but Erdogan now says discussions are back on track, citing Trump’s “well-intentioned” stance.
President Trump urged Israel to immediately cancel the corruption trial of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, calling it a politicized “witch hunt” and a “travesty of justice.”
President Donald Trump stated Wednesday that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is prepared to see the war with Russia come to an end. Speaking during a press conference at the NATO Summit in The Hague, Netherlands, Trump described Zelensky as “very nice” and emphasized that both leaders expressed interest in resolving the conflict.
Actor Jon Cryer responded to the U.S. bombing of Iranian nuclear sites over the weekend by accusing President Donald Trump of provoking Tehran into pursuing nuclear weapons. In a post on the left-leaning Bluesky platform, Cryer wrote that Iran is “likely to see a bomb as their only route to real safety,” claiming Trump had destroyed diplomatic trust and followed it up with military action.
The White House released a series of statements condemning reports alleging that the recent strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities did not destroy them completely.
President Trump’s White House has waived executive privilege for ex-Biden aide Neera Tanden, prompting her to testify freely before the House Oversight Committee.
The U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday decisively rejected an impeachment resolution introduced by Rep. Al Green (D-TX) targeting President Donald Trump over his recent airstrikes on Iranian nuclear facilities. The resolution was defeated in a 344-79 vote, with 128 Democrats joining all 216 Republicans in voting to table the measure.
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) claimed to be a “Bronx girl” during a social media clash with President Donald Trump after she called for his impeachment over U.S. airstrikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities. Critics quickly pointed out that she was raised in the affluent suburb of Yorktown Heights, not the Bronx.
Sandro Castro, the grandson of Cuban dictator Fidel Castro, released a strange social media video on Monday criticizing President Donald Trump’s immigration policies. The video, filmed in the ruins of a once-thriving Havana apartment complex now decimated by communist rule, featured Castro shirtless, waving flags, and promoting a regime-seized beer brand while urging leniency for illegal migrants.
