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“We are trapped in a war that won’t end because an incompetent president launched it thinking of only his own ego while failing to prepare for the consequences,” Rep. Gregory W. Meeks (New York), the top Democrat on the Foreign Affairs Committee, said during debate on the House floor. “Diplomacy is the only exit from this, not more bombing, not more bluster.”Blackvegetable » 02 Jun 2026, 9:52 am » wrote: ↑ “Allowing Z-list celebrities to embarrass the president like this, in a world where actual celebrities like Jason Aldean and Nicki Minaj actually support him, isn’t just embarrassing, it’s grossly negligent, and firings are coming,” a White House insider told the Daily Mail.
https://www.axios.com/2026/06/01/trump- ... banon-call
Summarizing Trump's remarks to Netanyahu, the U.S. official said: "You're **** crazy. You'd be in prison if it weren't for me. I'm saving your ***. Everybody hates you now. Everybody hates Israel because of this."
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/20 ... ttainable/
As Russia fails to achieve war aims in Ukraine, Putin needs a way out
European officials say Moscow's escalating aggression is a result of increasing difficulties that Russia is facing militarily and economically.
It's suffocating.
Later Wednesday, the House bucked Trump and House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) on a second foreign policy issue, voting 218-204 to advance a bill that would provide Ukraine $8 billion in loans and $300 million in long-term security aid. The legislation still requires a final vote before heading to the Senate.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics ... -iran-war/