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On Monday’s “Hugh Hewitt Show,” President Donald Trump said he’s “torn” about the Iranian people taking to the streets now, “because they lost 42,000 people in the first two weeks. I don’t really want to see that. They have to have guns. And I think they’re getting some guns. As soon as they have guns, they’ll fight as good as anybody there is.” Host Hugh Hewitt asked, “Now, last time you were on, you said to the people of Iran, stay the course, help is on the way. But they murdered 40,000 of them. Do you want the people of…

A child was injured in a shootout with an armed suspect near the Washington Monument The White House was briefly put on lockdown on Monday after a shooting involving the US Secret Service near the Washington Monument, where an armed suspect allegedly opened fire on officers, wounding a minor.The incident took place at around 3:30pm near 15th Street and Independence Avenue, several blocks from the White House, according to the Secret Service. President Donald Trump was attending a small-business event at the White House at the time, which reportedly continued without disruption.Secret Service Deputy Director Matt Quinn said plainclothes agents…

On Monday’s “Hugh Hewitt Show,” President Donald Trump said that “we purposefully have not gone after” Iran’s regular army “too much, because we think that they’re much more moderate, actually. You know what I mean. They’re a much more moderate group. And we’re not looking to decimate the army.” Host Hugh Hewitt asked, “Any signs that the regular army, any signs that the regular army might march in and take over from the fanatics? They do have the regular army.” Trump answered, “Well, I guess things, we purposefully have not gone after them too much, because we think that they’re…

The head of US Central Command said the American military had struck six boats in the Strait of Hormuz The head of US Central Command (CENTCOM), Admiral Brad Cooper, told journalists on Monday that the American military had “eliminated” a small Iranian naval force that was allegedly threatening commercial shipping in the key waterway.The reported attack was part of Project Freedom, announced by President Donald Trump on Sunday, to escort tankers and other vessels stuck in the Strait of Hormuz since the US and Israel launched their attack on Iran in late February.“The US claim regarding the sinking of a number…

During an interview with Bloomberg on Monday, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) stated that the conflict with Iran “will be over. It will be over in a matter of months.” Cruz began by saying that things will “wrap up in time.” He added, “[I]n terms of gas prices, you go back a couple of years under Joe Biden, and gas prices were about six bucks a gallon. President Trump and the Republicans in Congress came in, and we dropped it in half, to about three bucks a gallon, that was a massive savings. Now, any time you have a military conflict…

Monday on MS NOW’s “The Weeknight,” co-host Symone Sanders made the startling claim that President Donald Trump was “not OK.” Co-host Michael Steele said, “Donald Trump’s increasingly unhinged behavior is sparking fears about his mental fitness and misplaced priorities as the U.S. is engaged in war with Iran. Just this weekend, Trump posted online 11 times in 42 minutes. Folks, that’s a post every 3.8 minutes he’s president. The Post’s ranged from bizarre eye images, including one showing Trump and other officials floating in the D.C. reflecting pool.” Sanders said, “The president is not OK.” She continued, “we kind of laugh,…

CEO Alex Karp casts the surveillance giant as “sentinels of the inner sanctum, against the assault of AI slop” Palantir Technologies reported a blowout first quarter, saying revenue rose 85% year on year to $1.63 billion as its US business more than doubled, driven by rapid growth across both commercial and government customers.The company said in its Q1 report, published Monday, that US revenue jumped 104% to $1.28 billion, with commercial revenue up 133% to $595 million and government revenue up 84% to $687 million. The results beat Wall Street estimates, and the company also raised its full-year guidance, saying…

The White House celebrated “May the Fourth Be With You Day” by posting a Star Wars meme, stating that “America stands ready.” “In a galaxy that demands strength — America stands ready,” the White House Instagram account wrote. “This is the way. May the 4th be with you.” The post included a picture of President Donald Trump in what appeared to be a suit of armor, while holding an American flag. A little version of what appeared to be a baby Yoda can also be seen poking its head out of a bag. The New York Post reported that the…

President Donald Trump warned Monday that Iran would be “blown off the face of the earth” if it attacks U.S. vessels carrying out Project Freedom, as Iranian forces fired missiles, drones, and deployed fast-attack boats against commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz — prompting U.S. forces to destroy six Iranian boats — while Tehran launched a major barrage at the United Arab Emirates. The escalation unfolded on the first day of what the Trump administration has dubbed “Project Freedom,” a U.S.-led initiative announced Sunday to begin moving hundreds of stranded commercial vessels through the Strait of Hormuz, where Iran…

Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger (D) hinted that she was open to the possibility of taxes for streaming services or gym memberships, noting that if an idea is “reasonable and makes some amount of sense,” it “should be entertained.” During an interview with Tyler Englander, a Virginia State Capitol reporter with ABC8 News, Spanberger was asked if she would sign a bill creating “a new tax on streaming services, dry cleaning,” and other things if it ended up on her “desk in future years as governor.” “You’ve been a target of the president on social media over some tax proposals that…