Trump's USA

Iran War
Trump's claim questioned: "Afraid we've fooled ourselves"

While Donald Trump hails the ceasefire in Iran as a "total victory", concerns are growing among analysts, allies and even Trump loyalists that the claim is being taken prematurely, reports the Wall Street Journal.

Defense analysts the newspaper has spoken to agree that Iran's capabilities are clearly reduced by the war, but still significant, and that Iran can continue to keep the Strait of Hormuz closed and develop its nuclear program. This despite US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth saying that "every single objective was achieved, according to plan, exactly as it was presented from day one."

– My biggest worry right now is that in the coming weeks we will realize that we fooled ourselves because we lost courage, rather than that we achieved real change, says Newt Gingrich, Trump loyalist and former speaker of the House of Representatives.

Middle East crisis Reactions
“Crazy” civilizational threat increases demands to remove Trump

After Donald Trump’s threat to kill “an entire civilization”, voices are rising in Washington to try to impeach him as president, writes Axios. Many Democrats in Congress want to use the 25th Amendment to the Constitution, which can be invoked if a president is deemed incapable of carrying out his duties.

More than 85 Democrats have publicly demanded that Trump be impeached. On Friday, the party is holding a meeting on the matter.

– There is enormous concern in the country about Trump’s crazy threat to commit war crimes, says meeting leader Jamie Raskin.

Democrats do not want to appear toothless against Trump. At the same time, the move is a “long shot” to say the least, as it requires the backing of Vice President JD Vance to become a reality, according to Axios.

The political website Roll Call writes that Trump did withdraw his threat, but that the plan to kill 90 million people remains in Congress. The threat in itself is enough to impeach him, argue several Democrats and even a few Republicans.

The President's new construction
Sources: The White House ballroom is being built with European steel

Donald Trump claims to protect the American steel industry and has, among other things, imposed high trade tariffs on foreign steel. But when his own ballroom in the White House is to be built, steel from the European company Arcelor Mittal is being used, sources tell the New York Times.

The Luxembourg-based company has reportedly donated steel worth tens of millions of dollars to Trump's highly questionable boastful construction. The steel, which will be used for the ballroom's frame, is manufactured in Europe.

The White House has not provided any details about the donation, but Trump said in October that he had been offered $37 million worth of steel. A few days later, he implemented changes to steel tariffs that Arcelor Mittal may have benefited from, the NYT notes.

The steel company would not comment on the information, and White House spokesman Davis Ingle says Trump is making the building beautiful without costing taxpayers.

“Only people who are grossly obsessed with Donald Trump would see a problem with that,” he adds.