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'He double booked his invasions': Internet mocks Trump after he backs down on military act

President Donald Trump backed down on his threats against Iran Thursday, and the internet was ready to mock the move.

Trump could reportedly be having second thoughts on interfering in Iran in the wake of deadly protests against the Middle Eastern country's clerical regime. The move could drag the U.S. into a longterm conflict following strikes against the country last year and current military operations in Venezuela — something his MAGA base might not be keen to support — despite the president's statement that "help is on its way."

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'Stop playing dodgeball!' Elizabeth Warren corners Trump nominee on 'illegal orders'

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) pressed President Donald Trump's nominee for commander of the U.S. Southern Command after he struggled not to contradict Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth about whether it was proper to question the legality of orders.

During a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on Thursday, Warren sought to clarify why Hegseth has censured Sen. Mark Kelly (D-AZ), a retired captain, for "conduct [that] was seditious in nature" after he and other Democrats encouraged troops not to follow illegal orders.

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Ted Cruz's ominous 2016 Trump prediction resurfaces as Greenland threats mount

As President Donald Trump continues to make threats of invading and seizing Greenland away from the Kingdom of Denmark by force, a 10-year-old clip of Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) has been making the rounds on social media that appears eerily prophetic, The Independent noted on Thursday.

Cruz votes in near-lockstep with Trump on most issues now; however, in 2016 he was a presidential candidate in his own right, and harshly critical of Trump, warning that he was a pathological liar and could not be trusted with the national security apparatus — a point Cruz made with a remarkably specific hypothetical.

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WSJ warns Trump he would get more than he bargained for if his Greenland fantasy came true

President Donald Trump has repeatedly laid out why he's so obsessed with buying or even annexing Greenland from the Kingdom of Denmark: he wants to fully secure U.S. military bases there — something NATO already allows — he wants access to the island's mineral resources, and he is fixated on the idea Russia or China could take over the island.

But even if, somehow, Denmark had a change of heart and made a deal, or if Trump broke apart the NATO alliance to seize Greenland by force, there's something he hasn't considered, the Wall Street Journal editorial board wrote: how expensive it would be to have Greenland as a U.S. holding.

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Trump DOJ facing uphill battle as trial obstacles pile up after Maduro 'abduction': report

It is becoming entirely likely that Donald Trump will no longer be president by the time that Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro gets his day in court after the White House ordered a military invasion to abduct him and his wife on narco-terrorism charges.

The Department of Justice faces years of legal proceedings before the case reaches trial before 92-year-old U.S. District Judge Alvin Hellerstein. His advanced age presents potential complications for Attorney General Pam Bondi's prosecution efforts.

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Trump 'having second thoughts' on one action that MAGA voters would 'balk' at: analysis

Donald Trump could ease off of further actions against Iran for fear of alienating his MAGA and America First voter base, according to one analyst.

The president has taken action against Iran and Venezuela in recent weeks, and has warned further action could be taken against Greenland, Mexico, and Cuba. Whether the administration continues its bombing of Iran or transitions into a more direct military intervention is yet to be seen, but CNN analyst Stephen Collinson believes Trump has lost his nerve.

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Trump admin's Greenland aim 'totally unacceptable' but one move 'says a lot': analysis

A European diplomat says the aim of Donald Trump's administration has been made clear with one particular move.

The president has been clear with his intentions for the Kingdom of Denmark's territory, suggesting it is a matter of national security that the country is added to US territory. But a meeting between Vice President JD Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and a collection of Danish and Greenlandic politicians has given the country further cause for worry.

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Trump holding millions from Venezuelan oil deal in Qatar

President Donald Trump's administration was reportedly holding part of the proceeds from a deal made for seized Venezuelan oil in offshore accounts in Qatar.

An administration official told Semafor that the total value of the first sale of Venezuelan oil was $500 million. The move comes just days after the U.S. military conducted strikes on Venezuela and took its leader, Nicolás Maduro, into custody.

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Trump accused of lying by key NATO ally

A key NATO ally has accused President Donald Trump of lying and pushed back on the president's main argument of why the United States should takeover Greenland.

Foreign ministers from Greenland and Denmark said that Trump "made up" the claims that China wanted to seize the country in an attempt to mislead his desire to purchase the country, The Daily Beast reported.

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Trump's attack on Iran 'could come in the next 24 hours': Reuters

President Donald Trump has likely decided to attack Iran, and the strike "could come in the next 24 hours," officials indicated on Wednesday.

According to Reuters, a U.S. decision to withdraw some personnel from bases in the Middle East was widely seen as preparation for strikes.

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'Not what MAGA signed up for': Right-wing host flips out over Trump's 'sacrilegious' wars

Pro-MAGA host David Brody suggested President Donald Trump had turned his back on his followers by flirting with wars in Venezuela, Iran, and Greenland.

After Trump hinted that he would "make Iran great again" on Wednesday, Brody lashed out at the president on Real America's Voice.

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'We're not going to back down': UK hits back at Trump admin over Elon Musk probe

The UK government has hit back at a US administration official's threat over a probe into Elon Musk and X.

Online safety watchdog OFCOM is investigating the social media app for the sharing of non-consensual sex images which are artificially generated through the Grok tool, Sky News reported. Concerns over the deepfakes spread on the platform have since been aired in the UK's House of Commons, the elected house of representatives.

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'What gives him the right?': Trump voters grill president on his threat to major ally

Donald Trump's voter base is starting to turn on him as his biggest supporters question his reasoning for a potential invasion of a foreign ally.

The president made it clear that he wanted to take the Kingdom of Denmark's territory of Greenland in a move that would allegedly bolster national security. Natural mineral deposits have also been cited as a reason for the Trump administration's interest by some political commentators.

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