All posts tagged "Jeff Zeleny"

Donald Trump steamrolled over Jeff Zeleny when the CNN reporter tried to push back over the president's claim of "fake news" on Iran.

During Friday's press conference on Trump's Supreme Court victories, Zeleny asked, "I'm wondering now, sir, if you believe that Iran has given up its long history of ambitions with nuclear weapons, or what you would like to see from them to prove that they do, and what type of meetings is your administration looking for next week with Iran?"

Trump answered, "So, Iran wants to meet. As you know, their sites were obliterated. They're very evil nuclear sites, they were now, it has been proven — we had some fake news for a little while. The same people that covered the Hunter Biden laptop was from Russia. The same people that did 3 or 4 of the Russia, Russia, Russia hoax."...

President Donald Trump made a Truth Social claim on Tuesday that implied the U.S. is now working with Israel against Iran.

"We now have complete and total control of the skies over Iran," the president wrote. "Iran had good sky trackers and other defensive equipment, and plenty of it, but it doesn’t compare to American-made, conceived, and manufactured 'stuff.' Nobody does it better than the good ol’ USA."

America's official stance, however, is that it is not directly involved in the conflict....

President Donald Trump is reveling in the spectacle he created in Los Angeles with thousands of National Guardsmen and Marines on standby to quell the unrest of a few dozen bad actors.

CNN's Dana Bash read from a Ron Brownstein article saying, "Trump is governing as a wartime president with Blue America rather than any foreign adversary as its enemy."

"And don't take Ron Brownstein's word for it — although he has very smart words — take the president's word for it," said CNN's Jeff Zeleny. "He said two nights ago, 'We are going to send troops everywhere.'"...

Panelists on CNN's Inside Politics gave their theories Thursday on the reasons why Elon Musk has completely eschewed Washington now that his allotted time overseeing the Department of Government Efficiency is up.

"It was too hard for him," correspondent Jeff Zeleny declared. "He caved to political pressure here, and business pressure — that's what's so interesting. And now he's stepping out of politics. It's extraordinary."

Musk posted to X on Wednesday, "As my scheduled time as a Special Government Employee comes to an end, I would like to thank President @realDonaldTrump for the opportunity to reduce wasteful spending. The @DOGE mission will only strengthen over time as it becomes a way of life throughout the government." ...

CNN's Kaitlan Collins played video Thursday that may have helped predict National Security Adviser Mike Waltz's downfall from the Trump administration.

It was recorded earlier this week, showing Waltz arriving at Andrews Air Force Base via Marine One, then moving to the side of the plane as Trump adviser Stephen Miller is seen bounding up the stairs to Air Force One.

"There was a moment that CNN saw on Tuesday when the president was going to Michigan on his 100 days in office, and Mike Waltz, we noticed, traveled on Marine One with him. But 10 minutes later, you see it. Joint Base Andrews, that's his figure. He does not get on Air Force One. It's only about a 10-minute flight, so it's extremely odd to to take the helicopter flight and then not actually go on the trip." ...

CNN's Dana Bash was taken aback after revealing a quote by a senior White House official that explained President Donald Trump's motivations for imposing a global trade war on the country.

Bash began by reading a Friday morning post from Trump , in which he claimed, "We are doing really well on our TARIFF POLICY. Very exciting for America, and the World!!! It is moving along quickly."

She introduced correspondent Jeff Zeleny to talk about "how Trump is feeling right now," as the markets continue to fluctuate, and an all-out trade war with China is causing consumer prices to skyrocket. ...