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Ex-Congress member scrambles after suggestion she threw JD Vance under the bus

Former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) may have accidentally thrown Vice President JD Vance under the bus on Monday.

Greene was speaking with CNN anchor Pamela Brown about the war in Iran and describing how some senior members of the Trump administration had cast doubt over the joint U.S.-Israeli military strikes on Iran. Brown suggested that MTG's source was Vance — and asked her directly.

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'All eyes are on body language': Awkward meeting expected to reveal Trump and Vance rift

President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance will appear in public on Monday, which is expected to expose the reported split between the two men and how they view the war in Iran.

Trump and Vance have not been seen together much since the United States began its joint military operation with Israel in the war with Iran, according to The Swamp, The Daily Beast's Substack.

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MTG accuses president of lying on campaign trail: 'Trump did not mean it'

Former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) criticized President Donald Trump for backtracking on campaign promises to end foreign wars.

During a Monday interview on CNN, host Pamela Brown asked Greene if she regretted campaigning for Trump following the launch of Operation Epic Fury in Iran.

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Trump furious at 'handpicked general' over Iran war strategy: report

President Donald Trump has reportedly been furious with his "handpicked general" over delays to reopen the Strait of Hormuz amid the ongoing war with Iran, according to reports Monday.

Gen. Dan Caine was selected by Trump and the president apparently doesn't understand why the top military leader hasn't forced the oil route to reopen "despite Caine having repeatedly briefed him on the likely closure of the waterway ahead of the war," The Daily Beast reported.

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GOP lawmaker goes scorched earth: Execute Americans with 'any terrorist sympathies'

Rep. Brandon Gill (R-TX) called to execute people in the United States if they were suspected of "any terrorist sympathies."

During a Monday interview, MAGA influencer Benny Johnson complained to Gill after Mohamed Bailor Jalloh, a former National Guard member who killed two people at Old Dominion University, was set free from prison after a conviction related to support of the Islamic State or ISIS.

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Trump blames Iran as he delays China trip

A spokesperson for President Donald Trump said the U.S. commander-in-chief had delayed his upcoming trip to China because of the war with Iran.

Trump had said he was traveling to China on March 31, although the Chinese government never confirmed the trip.

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Trump's 'desperation' shows as he spends weekend 'pleading' for help: MS NOW experts

Donald Trump spent a portion of his weekend at his Mar-a-Lago resort, calling world leaders and begging for help in reopening the Strait of Hormuz as shipping traffic grinds to a halt due to his war on Iran.

With oil prices exploding in the U.S., Trump — who had earlier blown offer an offer of help from the UK — spoke with Prime Minister Keir Starmer and pressed him to send warships to open the key oil shipment route, as well as reaching out to the leadership in China.

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'Open split' in White House as insiders spill exasperation with Trump

There is growing frustration within Donald Trump’s White House over the way the war in Iran is going, and insiders are going behind the president’s back to call reporters and complain about him.

Reporting on MS NOW’s "Morning Joe," journalist Katty Kay reported that European leaders have been telling the president he missed the perfect opportunity to declare victory in Iran and dial back the attacks.

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Trump raises eyebrows with response to female reporter asking about Iran deployment

President Donald Trump raised eyebrows on Sunday night in response to a female reporter's question about his plans to deploy U.S. troops to fight in the war in Iran.

Trump spoke with reporters on Air Force One, where a female reporter asked Trump about reports that as many as 5,000 U.S. Marines and sailors had been deployed to Iran. Trump dismissed the question and told the reporter that she is a "very obnoxious person."

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Trump ally roasted after reaching 'new level of insanity' on Iran war fallout

A prominent ally of President Donald Trump's was roasted by political observers and analysts on Sunday after he reached a "new level of insanity" over the fallout from the Iran war.

After the U.S. and Israel coordinated a bombing campaign against Iran, the regime retaliated by closing the Strait of Hormuz to U.S. and Israeli ships. The Strait is responsible for 20% of global liquefied natural gas and oil trade, and its closure is part of why energy prices have skyrocketed since the war began.

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Expert astounded as Trump admin quietly 'rewards' ally that helped Iran evade sanctions

An international law expert was astounded on Sunday as the Trump administration quietly "rewarded" a country for helping Iran evade U.S. sanctions.

Last week, the Trump administration approved a settlement with Turkey's state-owned Halkbank, which laundered money from Iranian oil back to the Iranian regime while the country was under maximum sanctions by the U.S. In all, the fine for the case could have surpassed $40 billion, according to Sinan Ciddi, senior fellow and director of the Turkey Program at Foundation for Defense of Democracies.

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'Going to slap us in the pocketbook': Trump alarms supply chain analyst with latest move

President Donald Trump's latest move in the war in Iran alarmed a supply chain analyst on Sunday.

Over the weekend, Trump called on other countries to help the U.S. clear the Strait of Hormuz, which the Iranian regime has fortified in response to the coordinated bombing campaign conducted by the U.S. and Israel that began in late February. About 20% of global liquefied natural gas and oil trade passes through the Strait of Hormuz, and Iran has said U.S. and Israeli ships can no longer transit the waterway.

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Former Trump insider says 'most likely outcome' in Iran includes US return 'in 10 years'

Anthony Scaramucci, a former Trump administration official, outlined a pessimistic long-term scenario for the Iran conflict, predicting that despite military devastation, the underlying tensions driving the war will remain unresolved.

"Most likely outcome now: Iran's military is devastated. Regime survives. The Strait stays closed until both sides find a face-saving off-ramp," Scaramucci stated, characterizing the likely trajectory of the conflict.

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