Vice President JD Vance had this week circled on his calendar for months
A U.S.-backed ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah was set to take effect Friday as talks with Iran scheduled for Switzerland were abruptly postponed.
WHAT’S HAPPENING TODAY: Good afternoon and happy Juneteenth! World Cup action continues today as the U.S. Men’s National Team faces Australia. Go team USA! 🇺🇲⚽ In other news, uncertainty continued to build in the Middle East as Israel launched strikes against Hezbollah in Lebanon overnight. The rise in regional conflict has disrupted Vice President JD […]
President Donald Trump turned his back on Vice President JD Vance in anger last summer after he suggested softening parts of a speech about U.S. strikes on Iran, according to a book from New York Times reporters.In "Regime Change: Inside the Imperial Presidency of Donald Trump," obtained by Politico, New York Times correspondents Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan reported that Vance, an Iraq War veteran and longtime skeptic of foreign interventions, appeared "anxious" to aides the night Operation Midnight Hammer commenced.Vance suggested edits to soften Trump's remarks, but the president snapped, "I know what I'm doing," the authors wrote. They added that Trump then turned away from Vance without responding further, appearing irritated by what they describe as Vance's "second-guessing."A senior White House official disputed the account, speaking on condition of anonymity. "You'd think they would have checked their sources before putting false claims like these on paper," the official said, denying that Trump ever turned his back on Vance and calling the book's version of events a mischaracterization.The episode is one of several tensions between Trump and Vance detailed in the book. Separately, the authors report that Trump was angry with Vance for not immediately echoing his claim that Iran's nuclear program had been "totally obliterated."“Trump told one associate, ‘Everyone needs to say ... “obliterated," the authors wrote. "'That’s the word. Everyone just needs to copy what I say. Obliterated. Obliterated.’”Vance had instead told ABC News he wasn't sure of the distinction between "severely damaged" and "obliterated," though he later adopted Trump's preferred language in a Fox News appearance the next day.White House spokesperson Anna Kelly defended Vance in a statement, calling him "an incredibly trusted and talented member" of Trump's national security team and pointing to his role leading negotiations on the memorandum of understanding that ended the Iran conflict.The book also reportedly described Trump as genuinely impressed by Vance, frequently telling associates it was notable that Vance got into Yale without wealthy family backing.
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President Trump signed the U.S.–Iran memorandum at Versailles after Vice President JD Vance and Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad-Bagher Ghalibaf reportedly signed it digitally earlier in the week. The agreement, witnessed by Trump and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, is being framed as a step toward ending hostilities and reopening the Strait of Hormuz. U.S. officials say...
Vice President JD Vance ripped Israeli officials who have criticized President Trump over the US-Iran memorandum of understanding, blasting them for complaining about the document that requires them to stop striking Hezbollah in Lebanon. Vance told reporters in the White House briefing room Thursday that Israeli cabinet members had, in some cases, “very personally attacked...