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European leader hits Trump with biting response over snide remark on troops in Afghanistan

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk fired a pointed reminder at President Donald Trump about America's promises to Polish soldiers who made the ultimate sacrifice in Afghanistan.

Tusk, who has served as Poland’s prime minister since December 2023, took issue with Trump's recent comments. In a Thursday interview with Fox News from Davos, Trump questioned NATO allies' reliability, stating they've "never needed them" and that allies sent troops to Afghanistan but "stayed a little back, a little off the front lines."

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DC shooting suspect worked with CIA-backed units in Afghanistan

The suspected gunman who shot two National Guard troops near the White House worked with CIA-backed military units during the U.S. war in his home country of Afghanistan, according to the agency.

Sources familiar with the investigation identified the suspect as 29-year-old Rahmanullah Lakanwal, and CIA Director John Ratcliffe said he came to the U.S. in September 2021 through a Biden-era immigration program for Afghans who had worked with the U.S. government, reported the New York Times.

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Trump's 'disgraceful political stunt' slammed by families of fallen troops: report

President Donald Trump's comments about recently killed military service members were slammed by Gold Star families, per HuffPost.

According to reporting by HuffPost, the Gold Star families of military service members killed in Iraq and Afghanistan were upset by remarks made by Trump earlier this week about four U.S. troops recently killed amid the conflict with Iran.

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Sickened MS NOW host blasts Trump for blunder over war dead: 'Even for him, shocking'

President Donald Trump was pounded Wednesday over a ham-handed defense of his Iran war escalation that left MS NOW host Stephanie Ruhle sickened.

After pointing out that Trump had just threatened on Truth Social to commit war crimes by bombing critical civilian infrastructure, Ruhle had her producers put up a graphic from a presidential post in which he wrote:

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'Shameful' Trump cover-ups torched by ex-CIA director: 'Tiptoe past the graveyard'

A former CIA director on Saturday slammed the Trump administration for a cover-up he predicts is doomed to fail.

In an interview with The Guardian, Leon Panetta laid out how he believes the Pentagon is trying to combat press access amid the war in Iran.

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Ousted heroes sound alarm over 'intimidated' Hegseth: 'Bigger than these clowns'

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth's purge high-ranking military officers has ousted officers speaking out about their serious concerns with his leadership, according to a new report.

Former officers, who say they were forced to retire after questioning command decisions, are now determined to go on the record despite a sense of loyalty to the organization, MS NOW's Priya Sridhar reported Thursday.

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'Manic' Hegseth slapped with drug test demands after 'arm thrashing' appearance

A frantic appearance by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's before the media Thursday drew an accusation that he may require drug testing or an abuse intervention.

The embattled President Donald Trump appointee spoke to reporters and attempted to address concerns about his deployment of an aircraft carrier in the Middle East that has lasted so long that one sailor attempted to leap overboard.

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'Should have been better prepared': Trump's ineffective strikes skewered by expert

The United States under President Donald Trump is making rookie mistakes in Iran, warned Seth Jones, former adviser to the commanding general of U.S. Special Forces in Afghanistan.

Specifically, he said on Thursday's edition of CNN's "OutFront," Iran is managing to damage critical U.S. hardware with drone attacks — something it doesn't appear as if U.S. forces prepared for in any meaningful way.

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