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U.S. President Donald Trump salutes in the Memorial Amphitheater during a Memorial Day event at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia, U.S., May 25, 2026.
HEAD IN SAND

Trump Turns to AI Slop After Humiliating Reality Leaks

The president would rather post a bombing fantasy than listen to warnings about his Iran war.

Ewan Palmer

Donald Trump, Tehran, Iran
NOT LISTENING

Secret Oval Office Warning That Trump Ignored Is Leaked

The president’s error could define his entire second term.

Ewan Palmer

Joey Jones calls U.S. troops "weak" over complaints about conditions on USS Abraham Lincoln.
TROOP TIRADE

Fox News Host Slams U.S. Troops as ‘Weak’ in Stunning Rant

Joey Jones went off on the troops aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln.

Sarah-Jane Collins

Donald Trump has recently demanded Iran compensate the U.S. for damages from the “last 50 years”.
REALITY CHECK

Former Trump Official Exposes Humiliating Strategic Error

“Strategically, we seem to be on our back foot,” the ex-Pentagon chief told The Hill.

Lauren Hartley

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Actor Javier Bardem poses during his hand and footprint ceremony at TCL Chinese Theatre in Los Angeles, California, U.S., June 16, 2026.   REUTERS/Mike Blake
FUMING MAD

Oscar-Winning Actor Draws MAGA’s Ire Over Social Media Post

Trump’s Ambassador to Israel called the A-list star ‘Dumb and Dumber rolled into one person.’

Sarah-Jane Collins

U.S. Air Force General Alexus Grynkewich, commander of the U.S. European Command and NATO Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR) and U.S. Air Force General Randall Reed, commander of the U.S. Transportation Command, testify before a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on the "posture of the U.S. European Command and U.S. Transportation Command in review of the Defense Authorization Request", on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 12, 2026. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz
CHILLING VULNERABILITY

Top General Warns White House of Major Red Flag

Iran has depleted resources to the point that a general warns the U.S. homeland may soon be at risk.

Sarah-Jane Collins

U.S. President Donald Trump, U.S. Vice President JD Vance, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and other officials attend the funeral service for late U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) at Washington National Cathedral in Washington, D.C., U.S., July 28, 2026. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein
PASSING THE BUCK

Trump Whisperer Places Blame for Iran Disaster on Vance

The vice president is to blame for the continuing conflict, Marc Thiessen claims.

Sarah-Jane Collins

Pete Hegseth delivers remarks to service members participating in the Trump administration's Operation Ardent Vanguard, at the Pentagon in Washinton, D.C., U.S., July 27, 2026.
UNDER FIRE

Pentagon Pete Faces Probe Into Deadly Attack

The drone strike on the second day of the Iran war killed six U.S. service members and injured dozens more.

Ewan Palmer

donald trump golf
TALKING POINTS

Trump Breaks Silence on American Troops Killed in Iran

The president took a break from golfing to talk to NewsNation about the deaths of two American soldiers.

Sarah-Jane Collins

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Trump International Golf Club Dubai
PAR FOR THE COURSE

Trump’s Own Golf Club Crowd Delivers a Crushing Verdict

Residents of the club told The Washington Post they were deeply uneasy about Donald Trump’s decision to go to war with Iran.

Martha McHardy

JD Vance on Fox & Friends
UNFORTUNATE TIMING

Vance Boast Blows Up in His Face While Live on Air

The Strait of Hormuz was closed by Iran just as the vice president touted its opening on Fox News.

Sarah-Jane Collins

EVIAN-LES-BAINS, FRANCE - JUNE 15: U.S. President Donald Trump arrives for the G7 Leaders' Summit at the Hotel Royal, Evian Resort on June 15, 2026 in Evian-les-Bains, France. Leaders from the Group of 7 (G7) countries convened in Evian, France, near the Swiss border, for their annual summit to discuss challenges to peace and security for Ukraine and Europe, the situation in the Middle East, and other geopolitical issues. (Photo by Isabel Infantes-Pool/Getty Images)
READ THE SCRIPT

Trump Begs His Allies to Help Him Spin His Surrender

Detailed talking points issued to allies frame the deal as a win for “American families” who will “feel relief at the pump and at the grocery store.”

Sarah-Jane Collins

Former President Donald Trump awards the 2018 Presidential Medal of Freedom to Miriam Adelson
SCORCHED EARTH

Trump Megadonor’s Newspaper Dumps on ‘Failed’ President

“You lost your patience and your moral, and leadership, compass,” the paper wrote in a scathing rebuke of Donald Trump.

Sarah-Jane Collins

Former President Barack Obama speaks during the dedication ceremony for the opening of the Obama Presidential Center in Chicago, Illinois, U.S., June 18, 2026.
GLOVES OFF

Obama Twists the Knife as Trump Is Accused of ‘Surrender’

The former president weighed in on Donald Trump’s war in Iran and the tentative, fragile peace agreement.

Sarah Ewall-Wice

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