To Save The SAVE America Act, GOP Senators ‘Need To Make This A Fistfight’
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President Donald Trump demanded over the weekend that NATO members, Pacific region allies, and even China help the United States clear the Strait of Hormuz — through which maritime traffic has ground to a halt due to the ongoing threat of Iranian missile and drone strikes — and "make sure that nothing bad happens there."
Trump noted that "this should have always been a team effort, and now it will be."
'Not a simple task.'
The response was less enthusiastic than Trump had apparently hoped, with some nations rebuffing the invitation and others kicking their decisions down the road.
"There are some countries that greatly disappointed me," Trump told reporters during an event at the White House on Monday. "What does surprise me is that they're not eager to help."
Fewer than 24 hours later, Trump unpacked his disappointment on Truth Social, noting that "the United States has been informed by most of our NATO 'Allies' that they don’t want to get involved with our Military Operation against the Terrorist Regime of Iran, in the Middle East, this, despite the fact that almost every Country strongly agreed with what we are doing, and that Iran cannot, in any way, shape, or form, be allowed to have a Nuclear Weapon."
"I am not surprised by their action, however, because I always considered NATO, where we spend Hundreds of Billions of Dollars per year protecting these same Countries, to be a one way street — We will protect them, but they will do nothing for us, in particular, in a time of need," continued the president.
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After noting that Iran's leadership and key defenses "are gone," Trump said, "We no longer 'need,' or desire, the NATO Countries’ assistance — WE NEVER DID! Likewise, Japan, Australia, or South Korea. In fact, speaking as President of the United States of America, by far the Most Powerful Country Anywhere in the World, WE DO NOT NEED THE HELP OF ANYONE!"
'You will lose the ultimate guarantor of our freedom, which is the US nuclear umbrella.'
Trump's latest criticism of NATO comes just weeks after the alliance's secretary general, Mark Rutte, told his European colleagues, "If anyone thinks here again that the European Union, or Europe as a whole, can defend itself without the U.S., keep on dreaming. You can’t. We can’t. We need each other."
Rutte said that without the U.S., European nations would need to each beef up their defense spending to 10% and build out their nuclear capability.
"In that scenario, you will lose the ultimate guarantor of our freedom, which is the U.S. nuclear umbrella. So hey, good luck," added the NATO secretary general.
Despite Rutte's reminder about Europe's reliance on America and Trump's threat on Sunday that NATO would face a "very bad future" if members didn't assist, numerous NATO members and U.S. allies farther afield declined Trump's invitation to commit forces in the Persian Gulf.
Kaja Kallas, vice president of the European Commission and the European Union's foreign policy chief, told reporters on Monday that officials want to maintain their focus on Ukraine and that where Iran is concerned, their "focus is de-escalation and also freedom of navigation."
While acknowledging the impact of the conflict and Iran's ballistic blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, Kallas stressed, "This is not Europe's war — this situation in the region."
Kallas noted further that the EU has Operation Aspides underway in the Red Sea — a military operation aimed at safeguarding merchant and commercial vessels — but that it won't cover the strait as "there was no appetite from the Member states to do that."
Stefan Kornelius, a spokesman for the German government, stated, "The government will not participate in this war," reported Deutsche Welle. "This war has nothing to do with NATO; it is not NATO's war."
German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius echoed this sentiment on Monday, stating, "It is not our war; we did not start it. We want diplomatic solutions and a swift end, but additional warships in the region will likely not contribute to that."
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said in an address on Monday that "we have to reopen the Strait of Hormuz to ensure stability" but that it "is not a simple task."
Emphasizing that the U.K. will "not be drawn into the wider war," he noted that Britain is working with European allies on a "viable, collective plan that can restore freedom of navigation in the region as quickly as possible."
While reluctant to send warships, the U.K. is reportedly planning to send mine-hunting drones to help reopen the strait.
French President Emmanuel Macron said on Tuesday, "We are not party to the conflict and therefore France will never take part in operations to open or liberate the Strait of Hormuz in the current context," reported Reuters.
'We won't be dragged into any war of choice.'
"We are convinced that once the situation has calmed down — and I deliberately use this term broadly — once the situation has calmed down, that is to say, once the main bombing has ceased, we are ready, along with other nations, to assume responsibility for the escort system," added Macron.
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Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk reportedly indicated that the conflict was none of Warsaw's business, stating his government "does not plan any expedition to Iran, and this does not raise any doubts on the part of our allies."
Finland's Foreign Minister Elina Valtonen told Euronews that "NATO is indeed a defensive alliance, and we won't be dragged into any war of choice."
"We of course have a collective interest — and I should say not only within NATO — but as the world, to have the oil flowing, to de-escalate, and that is certainly something we are calling for," added Valtonen.
Anita Anand, Canada's foreign affairs minister, said that Iran's blockade was unlawful but also backed Prime Minister Mark Carney's claim that the joint U.S.-Israeli strikes appear to violate international law.
Anand said further that there's been no formal discussion among NATO members about Trump's request, stating, "To our knowledge a request has not been made to NATO for the type of assistance that is being requested," reported the Globe and Mail.
Some allies outside of NATO similarly poured cold water on the prospect of a coalition of the willing.
Australian Transport Minister Catherine King, for instance, said her country "won't be sending a ship to the Strait of Hormuz."
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi reportedly told lawmakers on Monday that her nation had no plans to send warships to the Persian Gulf.
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Senate Begins Show Debate On SAVE America Act
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While the news is rife with reports about missiles and armies, Blaze Media co-founder Glenn Beck is urging Americans to wake up to another very serious war we’re facing.
“I am not pushing for or advocating for war, a physical war with Iran or anybody else. But war is not just coming. It is here. And I mean the kind of war that does not use battleships. Everything in the world will become much clearer if you look at things with different eyes. Not political eyes, not partisan eyes, but if you start looking at things through spiritual eyes,” Glenn explains.
While Glenn admits that Americans have been historically dealing with bad policy, that bad policy has turned into “evil” that “has convinced itself that it is righteous.”
“That combination has always been the most dangerous force in all of human history,” he says.
And that combination is on full display in Iran.
“So let me start with the war in Iran. People in Washington are talking about Iran as another just geopolitical rival, another regime that we could possibly negotiate, another government, you know, seeking influence. But the regime in Tehran is not just political,” Glenn says.
“The regime in Iran is built on a theological revolution. The clerics that took over in 1979, they didn’t just overthrow a government. They built a system designed to export their ideology all across the globe,” he explains.
And that ideology includes women being “beaten in the street by the morality police for showing too much hair.”
“Young girls have been dragged into vans, imprisoned, and tortured. We saw it a few years ago when the woman who was arrested for not wearing her hijab properly was killed in prison. How about the 9-year-olds that they are insisting are cool to marry now a 50-year-old guy?” he says.
“When there’s a protest in the streets, thousands are arrested. Thousands are killed. Some protesters are executed publicly. Young men have been hung from cranes. Children are imprisoned. Girls assaulted in prison. You have homosexuals that are thrown off roofs or beheaded in the public square. And it’s all being done in the name of God,” he continues.
But those who believe in what Glenn calls “spiritual blindness” do not only live in Iran or other Muslim countries or practice Islam.
“It’s here in the West in a different form. You know, evil doesn’t come, you know, wearing a Nazi uniform. Rarely, does it? It creeps in quietly. It normalizes things. It confuses moral ideas through ideology,” he explains.
“And if you look at the patterns of history, it’s there over and over again,” he adds.
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Thune Is Sabotaging SAVE Act While Pretending He Tried Everything
'It’s not enough for him to kill the SAVE America Act. Thune has to kill it while also protecting his worst RINO colleagues,' Sean Davis said.Senate RINOs try to STRONG-ARM Trump on THIS key issue — but he’s holding all the cards
The Texas Senate Republican primary is heating up after neither John Cornyn nor Ken Paxton secured a majority of the vote, and President Trump — who previously declined to endorse either candidate — may be about to make a decision.
And that decision will likely be influenced by Paxton’s announcement that if the Senate passes the long-awaited SAVE Act, he will drop out of the race.
“The Republican Primary Race for the United States Senate in the Great State of Texas, a State I LOVE and won 3 times in Record Numbers ... cannot, for the good of the Party, and our Country, itself, be allowed to go on any longer. IT MUST STOP NOW,” the president wrote in a post on Truth Social.
“We have an easy to beat, Radical Left Opponent, and we have to TOTALLY FOCUS on putting him away, quickly and decisively! Both John and Ken ran great races, but not good enough. Now, this one, must be perfect!” he continued.
“I will be making my Endorsement soon, and I will be asking the candidate that I don’t Endorse to immediately DROP OUT OF THE RACE! Is that fair? We must win in November!!!!” he concluded.
“Of course, Ken Paxton is a Texan patriot,” BlazeTV host John Doyle says on “The John Doyle Show.” “So Senate Majority Leader John Thune encouraged Trump to endorse pro-amnesty John Cornyn, and the rumors are essentially that John Thune is using the SAVE Act, a policy by the way that is supported by 80% of Americans, as a kind of leverage of Trump.”
“Essentially like extorting him into endorsing this Cornyn character. So basically, he’s saying he’s not going to pass the SAVE Act unless Trump personally intervenes to endorse, like, literally this establishment RINO pro-amnesty,” he continues.
Doyle also points out that Thune has “been an extremely ineffective Senate leader.”
“He’s passed the fewest bills ever. He’s blocked Trump’s recess appointments. Generally, just slowed down the administration, right? He’s failed on the SAVE Act despite promising repeatedly to pass it,” he says, adding, “This is literally the most important thing that could ever be done, literally ever.”
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Smug CNN journalist HUMILIATED after gotcha question backfired
A tense exchange between press secretary Karoline Leavitt and CNN’s Kaitlan Collins unfolded at a recent White House press briefing — and BlazeTV host Sara Gonzales couldn’t be more impressed with the way Leavitt handled it.
“You have CNN’s Kaitlan Collins, who started out at the Daily Caller, was hired by Tucker Carlson. She was writing for conservative media, and somewhere along the way, her brain melted,” BlazeTV host Sara Gonzales explains.
“So clearly, it is her life’s mission now to just make Donald Trump look bad,” she says.
“Is it the position of this administration that the press should not prominently cover the deaths of U.S. service members?” Collins asked White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt at a recent press conference.
“No,” Leavitt answered. “It’s the position of this administration that the press in this room and the press across the country should accurately report on the success of Operation Epic Fury.”
“So we can all be very grateful that we have an administration and that we have men and women in our armed forces who are willing to sacrifice their own lives for the rest of us in this room and for every American across the country and for every troop that is based in the Middle East,” she added.
Collins then interjected that Pete Hegseth “was complaining that it was front-page news about these six service members who were killed.”
“That’s not what the secretary said, Kaitlin, and that’s not what the secretary meant. And you know it — you know you’re being disingenuous. We’ve never had a secretary of defense who cares more,” Leavitt responded.
Collins again interjected, reading Hegseth’s comment, which included that "the press only wants to make the president look bad.”
“The press does only want to make the president look bad. That’s a fact,” Leavitt said.
“We expect you to cover that as you should, Kaitlan. But you and your network know that you take every single thing this administration says and tries to use it to make the president look bad,” she added.
Collins continued to argue, but she was no match for Leavitt, who pointed out that “CNN’s overwhelming coverage” of President Donald Trump is “negative” and that the American people would agree with that.
“There’s no disputing that,” Gonzales comments. “The American people don’t want to hear from CNN, because we all know this is, of course, the agenda. This is the playbook. It’s the only playbook that they have.”
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