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Apr 6, 2026 - World

Rep. Don Bacon (R-NE) suggested that President Donald Trump's decisions in the Iran war would have lasting repercussions for the United States. Bacon, a retired Air Force general, told CNN anchor Jake Tapper that he had spoken with members of the Trump administration about the ongoing military conflict in the Middle East, and that he had expressed his concerns after the president had floated the idea of leaving NATO and called it a "paper tiger" during his press conference on Monday in Washington, D.C."And I just want to restate, pulling out of NATO would be a disaster for decades to come," Bacon said. "It would weaken America. America alone is a weaker America. And our European allies are democratic. They reflect our values. We need to work together with Europe on the world's problems. We need their help to deter Russia. We need Japan and Australia to help deter China. And we need allies around us in the Middle East. We can't do it alone."The lawmaker was referring to the ongoing alliances and how vital they are to protecting American interests both domestically and internationally. "And I would point out that though there's some blame to go on both sides, the president's threats towards Greenland, Denmark, and Canada have really hurt our standing in Europe," Bacon added. "I know some of the prime ministers and presidents personally. I know many of the ambassadors, and that caused great damage to the trust between the European leaders towards President Trump is significantly weakened, and I think it's going to take post — after Trump leaves — for us to be able to heal this. If we can even do that, when so grave damage has been done, and I think it's hurt our national security by what's happened."

Apr 6, 2026 - World

The internet erupted on Monday after President Donald Trump tried to take credit for a military operation that killed the mastermind behind the September 11 attacks on the United States — which Trump did not actually lead. Trump was speaking about the Iran war during a high-stakes press conference at the White House when he made the claim that he was behind the death of Osama bin Laden, the founder and leader of the terrorist organization al-Qaeda. "I did one other, but this one was not picked up: Osama bin Laden," Trump said. "If you read my book, I said you got to take him out, one year before the World Trade Center came down. So I wish you'd read the book," he added. But Trump had not ordered the killing of bin Laden. During former President Barack Obama's presidency, from 2009 to 2017, the leader of the terrorist group was a high-priority target for U.S. military and intelligence agencies. U.S. Navy SEAL Team Six killed bin Laden on May 2, 2011 during a raid on his compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan, an operation that took place under Obama's administration.People had reactions to Trump's unfounded comments on social media: "Trump now claiming credit for killing Osama Bin Laden. He is so jealous of Barack Obama," progressive news reporter Alex Cole wrote on X."He didn’t kill Osama Bin Laden obviously. And as @ddale8 has repeatedly pointed out, he never issued a Bin Laden warning in his 2000 book. It’s totally made up by him and he keeps repeating it and the assembled reporters let him. Sigh. Our media is broken," Mehdi Hasan, founder and CEO of news outlet Zeteo, wrote on X."Delusional liar," White House columnist and podcast host Brian Karem wrote on X."Just an absolutely [SIC] lunatic at this point," army combat veteran and Democratic Missouri congressional candidate, wrote on X."25th Amendment time. Past time," Norman Ornstein, political scientist and contributing editor to The Atlantic, wrote on X.25th Amendment time. Past time. https://t.co/MVLLZqCHW8— Norman Ornstein (@NormOrnstein) April 6, 2026

Apr 6, 2026 - World

A Nobel Prize-winner has called for the 25th Amendment to be invoked against Donald Trump following a series of failures.Paul Krugman suggested Trump knows the war in Iran is now a lost cause, but that the president would not pull out of the conflict. Speaking in a post published to his Substack, Krugman suggested the only way out may be to invoke the 25th Amendment. That would force Trump from office and pass presidential powers and duties to Vice President JD Vance. Krugman said, "This is really bad. It’s hard to see what happens in 48 hours. It’s clear that Trump, for all his pretense of, 'I’m always winning,' is aware of how completely he screwed things up, that he’s aware that he has basically led America into an epic strategic defeat. "I don’t think he cares about that from the point of view of America, but he is realizing what this has done to him — that he will probably quite rapidly lose his grip on U.S. politics, and certainly to the extent that he cares about his legacy, it’s not going to be his wonderful ballroom. "It’s going to be that he’s the man who single-handedly led America to one of its greatest defeats ever. But now what? It would be one thing if he just kind of slunk away into the night, which is what we would have hoped would happen, but instead it sounds like he’s unable to accept it and that he is going to try and do something truly awful in an attempt to somehow redeem himself and the situation. "If we had a functioning democracy, this would be 25th Amendment time. This guy should not have any authority at all. Finger on the button, although I don’t think we’re talking about nukes, but he shouldn’t have any authority on matters of state violence when this is the kind of mood he’s in. "Just in general, although religiosity is often expected of American leaders, saying glory be to God before you unleash violence, that is not what used to be the American way."Krugman went on to warn against Trump's current tone and his lackluster speeches. "On Wednesday, Trump gave a speech, which was... pretty depressing. He was low energy, listless, and seemed to be disconnected from reality, insisting that everything is going great in this war and everything is going great across the board."Anyway, I’m scared. I wonder very much what the next few days will bring because this is looking like basically a president who is losing it and unfortunately losing it in a way that can really make the world a much worse place very fast."

Apr 6, 2026 - World

Right-wing conspiracy theorist Alex Jones warned that President Donald Trump might use nuclear weapons on Iran because he is a "dementia risk.""Hands down, in my 32 years on air, nothing has ever even come close to how much danger we're in and the insanity of what's unfolding and the nightmare that Trump has become," Jones asserted on Monday after Trump suggested he could destroy all of Iran in a single night. "Madness of King George the Third, 25th Amendment, whatever you want to call it. If you look at the foreign control of Israel, if you look at him changing stories every time.""All of this is insane. No real objective. They told him it would fall," he said of Iran. "Trump threatens to take out, this is a quote, the entire country of Iran tomorrow night, military planning underway. How do you take out an entire country? Now, we have the backdrop of the neocon mouthpieces that he says, listen to, saying use nukes.""I think there's a good chance because Israel threatened Trump, this is confirmed, that they would nuke 37 days ago, if Trump didn't do this. Then they went in because Trump had finally listened and wasn't going to do it. It's a tug of war. And he thought it would be quickly over. This is existential to life on this planet. He's doubling down, he's gambling, like he's a degenerate gambler at the craps table."According to Jones, Trump is now "total cuckoo town.""They're floating nuclear. And they're so crazy, who knows?" he exclaimed. "Not saying, notice, you don't hear [Trump adviser] Roger Stone. Where's Roger Stone for a week plus? Can't even go on air. He's so freaked out. These people have had hour-long conversations with Trump.""He's all over the map!" Jones added.

Apr 6, 2026 - World

The Trump Truth Store in the Chicago suburbs had to close temporarily as sales plummeted during the widely unpopular Iran war, The Chicago Tribune reported.The MAGA-themed business based on President Donald Trump's Truth Social platform in Crystal Lake abruptly closed, according to The Tribune. Owner Lisa Fleischmann announced that the store would remain shuttered in a Facebook post on March 26. "I am not even making ½ of my rent," Fleischmann wrote. "I never did this for the money but I don’t know how much longer I can last with paying for all the stuff."She told The Tribune that sales had dropped after the U.S.-Israeli military strikes in Iran started on Feb. 28. She thinks people were hesitant to purchase pro-Trump items or clothing amid the military conflict. "Sales were really slow. It all started with the war. It was dead as a door nail the minute that happened," Fleischmann told The Tribune. "I think (customers) are unsure what’s going on. Not everyone. But I think a majority of people are unsure what’s going on. … And if you wear it, they feel someone might come up to them and ask them questions."A poll released by the AP-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research on March 25 cited that most Americans disapprove of the war in Iran — 59 percent believe that military action has gone too far.