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Trump bizarrely boasts that Iran's Navy will be 'floating at the bottom of the sea'

President Donald Trump vowed that Iran's naval fleet would soon be "floating at the bottom of the sea."

In a Sunday post to Truth Social, the U.S. president gave an update on the progress in the fight against the Iranian Navy.

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Trump facing political minefield at home after Iran war betrayal: report

Donald Trump faces a political minefield after his second military strike on Iran in less than a year, with conservative voters and MAGA supporters—promised no new wars—expressing fury over the attacks.

The president's Iran operation has ignited a firestorm among his base, with supporters and former backers reminding him of his 2024 campaign pledge to avoid military adventurism.

According to Politico's Erin Doherty, the political damage is substantial and immediate action is necessary.

A POLITICO poll from last month found only half of 2024 Trump voters—50 percent—supported military action against Iran, while 30 percent opposed it. "Those fractures, combined with largely unified opposition from Democrats, meant Americans broadly did not want an attack on Iran," Doherty wrote. An Economist/YouGov poll conducted the following weekend confirmed broad public opposition to military action in Iran.

The stakes are particularly dire for Republicans heading into a difficult midterm election. "The Republican Party is already staring down a difficult midterm landscape, where even small defections from their winning 2024 coalition could carry outsized consequences," the report states.

Trump now confronts a volatile political calculation where support within his coalition was tepid at best before the strikes, and overall public opposition significantly outweighs backing.

Michigan-based Republican strategist Jason Roe outlined the binary outcome: "The political risk depends on the outcome. If we break Iran without terrorist attacks coming to America or harm coming to allies in the region, it will be a political win for Trump. … If this expands into a protracted conflict, or ends up with troops on the ground, it will be a liability."

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FBI claims 'potential nexus to terrorism' after mass shooting in Austin amid Iran strikes

The FBI said it was investigating a mass shooting that killed three and injured 14 in Austin as a "potential nexus to terrorism."

"Indicators" on the suspect and his vehicle signaled a "potential nexus to terrorism," FBI's San Antonio special agent Alex Doran said during a Sunday press conference.

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'Not his job': Lindsey Graham angrily snaps about whether Trump 'has a plan' in Iran

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) rejected critics who claim "you break it, you own it" after President Donald Trump ordered strikes that killed Iran's supreme leader.

"The new Iran, whatever it is, whether it's a cleric or a representative democracy, our goal is to make sure it cannot become, again, the largest state sponsor of terrorism," Graham told NBC's Kristen Welker on Sunday. "That's a win for us."

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'Stay off social media when you're drunk': Nancy Mace called out over Khamenei death post

Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) set off a war of words on X late Saturday when she attempted to troll two of her colleagues in the House, both of whom are Muslims.

Reacting to news that Iran’s Supreme Commander Ali Hosseini Khamenei was pronounced dead after a surprise US attack on his country, Mace posted a link to the Fox News report and wrote, “My heart goes out to Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib tonight. Sending them thoughts and prayers.”

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'Sacrificed by the pedos': Trump faces backlash over US service member deaths

President Donald Trump faced backlash after at least three U.S. service members were killed following the strikes he ordered on Iran over the weekend.

On Sunday, U.S. Central Command announced that three members of the armed forces had been killed in action during Operation Epic Fury.

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'Next question, please': Israeli spokesperson blows off Iranian schoolgirl deaths

An Israeli spokesperson dismissed the alleged deaths of Iranian schoolgirls and the claim that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was a war criminal.

During a press conference near rubble in Tel Aviv on Sunday, reporter Secunder Kermani of Britain's Channel 4 News acknowledged that "Khomeini, the Iranian regime, have clearly done terrible things, particularly to their own people."

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Judges in surprising red state have been 'on a tear' slapping down Trump's DOJ: report

Four federal judges in one of the nation's most conservative states are making life miserable for Attorney General Pam Bondi's Department of Justice, issuing a series of sharply critical rulings in unusually blunt language.


According to Politico's Kyle Cheney, West Virginia has only five federal judges. In a state where Donald Trump captured 70 percent of the vote in 2024, four of these judges have forcefully challenged the administration's immigration enforcement operations, surprising observers with their directness and refusal to accept DOJ arguments. The fifth judge, Trump appointee Frank Volk, has not yet ruled on the mass detention policy.

The other four judges have issued a series of adverse rulings in recent weeks, threatening "legal consequences" if the administration and state allies continue detaining individuals in ways the judges have deemed unconstitutional. Those consequences could include civil fines or contempt charges.

The judges, overwhelmed with cases related to immigration enforcement, have used their rulings to issue stark warnings about authoritarianism, often in language they acknowledge exceeds traditional judicial restraint.

U.S. District Judge Joseph Goodwin issued a particularly pointed ruling, writing: "Across the interior of the United States, agents of the federal government — masked, anonymous, armed with military weapons, operating from unmarked vehicles, acting without warrants of any kind — are seizing persons for civil immigration violations and imprisoning them without any semblance of due process." Goodwin stated on Friday: "The Government is wrong. Judges in this district have said that over and over and over."

Other judges have issued similarly scathing assessments. U.S. District Judge Robert Chambers, a Clinton appointee, stated the American dream has been "tarnished" by the administration's illegal detentions. U.S. District Judge Irene Berger accused the administration of a "lack of respect for the law" after noting that arrests and detentions have continued despite the four judges' rulings that such actions are illegal.

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Watch: 9 dead after protesters storm US consulate in Pakistan over Iran strike

Demonstrators in Karachi, Pakistan, reportedly left at least 9 dead when they tried to storm the U.S. consulate there.

Authorities told the Associated Press that the violence was in response to President Donald Trump's decision to order strikes on Iran that were said to have killed the country's supreme leader.

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Trump hit with stern demand to refund $130B for illegal tariffs

WASHINGTON — Senate Democrats sent a letter to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Friday demanding the administration refund businesses that paid tariffs to import goods into the United States under authority the Supreme Court has ruled the president never held.

“The American people — small business owners, importers, manufacturers, and the consumers who ultimately bore the cost of these illegal taxes — deserve better than this stonewalling,” the group wrote. “This money does not belong to the federal government. It belongs to the businesses and individuals you illegally taxed.”

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JD Vance 'can't be happy' with Trump splintering MAGA by attacking Iran: former advisor

According to a former Trump adviser, Vice President JD Vance is likely privately uncomfortable with the president's military assault on Iran, which killed its leader and destabilized the Middle East, creating division within Trump's political base.

Trump's bombing campaign, which began Saturday and continued into Sunday, has angered many supporters who backed his 2024 re-election partly on his stated commitment to avoiding overseas military entanglements.

Former Trump national security adviser John Bolton told Politico that Trump's unpredictability raises serious concerns about what comes next, and there is no clear indication of any strategic planning for the conflict's trajectory or resolution.

This development poses particular complications for Vance, who is positioning himself as Trump's potential successor in 2028 and cannot afford significant political damage.

Vance has consistently presented himself as an isolationist, making the Iran military action—with no foreseeable end—potentially damaging to his political future.

Bolton expressed his assessment of the situation: "It's still hard to understand why he [Trump] did it, because there's a risk there. I don't think there's any denying that." He added: "And I think he's already at risk of further fragmenting his base. By the way, for the isolationist in particular, can you imagine what JD Vance is thinking now? He can't be happy."

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'The A team did survive': Fox News reporter admits Trump's mistake left Iran 'dangerous'

Fox News reporter Jennifer Griffin admitted that President Donald Trump's strikes on Iran were "dangerous" because he left some of the country's "A team" alive.

"Jennifer, there's been a lot of people commenting at the level of intel that the U.S. and especially Israel had prior to this attack, that it's really been impressive," Fox & Friends host Rachel Campos-Duffy argued on Sunday morning. "So they've taken out this leadership."

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'I don't know what I'm doing': SNL pounces on 'scared' Pete Hegseth after Iran assault

Saturday Night Live was quick to put together a cold open late Saturday with “Weekend Update” co-anchor Colin Jost reprising his angry Pete Hegseth impersonation, where he first admitted he was pumped about “Operation Epic Fury,” including having it tattooed on his knuckles — and then admitting he was over his head.

With James Austin Johnson’s Donald Trump first announcing, “It’s me, Donald Trump, FIFA Peace Prize winner and Nobel Peace Prize taker, remember that?” he then continued, ”I launched this attack after me and my board of peace ... we were bored of peace. A little wordplay there, did you catch it?”

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