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Expert says Trump accidentally revealed his Obama ties: 'He doth protest too much'
A veteran foreign policy expert delivered a cutting verdict on Donald Trump's Iran diplomacy Monday, arguing that the president's relentless attacks on Barack Obama's nuclear deal are actually an admission that his own deal looks remarkably similar."He doth protest too much," said Richard Haass, the veteran diplomat and foreign policy analyst, responding to Trump's repeated Truth Social broadsides against the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action. "The people that are going to note the similarities — neither that agreement nor this one will get Iran out of the nuclear business. It's going to place a ceiling on it."Haass went further, suggesting the current situation is worse than it needed to be. The deal that Trump's own negotiators Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff were offered in late February, he said, was "at least as good and arguably better than anything we're going to be able to negotiate now.""Talk about an unnecessary war of choice," Haass said. "This is going to be high on the list."The observation landed with particular force given Trump's weekend posts mocking the "rank amateurs" of the Obama administration who negotiated the original deal.It was Morning Joe regular John Heilemann's comment that framed the moment most sharply. Heilemann, co-host Jonathan Lemire noted, is fond of saying that with Trump, "everything is confession or projection" — and Trump's Obama attacks, in this reading, are both simultaneously.Haass said the final verdict on Trump's deal will depend on inspection mechanisms and implementation details. But on the core question of whether it represents a fundamental break from Obama's approach, he was unequivocal: it does not."There's actually much more in common than this president is ever going to be comfortable with," he told viewers.
‘This is gonna cost the party’: Rebel Republican scorches Trump’s GOP with dire prediction
With the midterm elections fast approaching in November, outgoing Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) issued a bleak prediction for his party’s chances at the ballot box, and laid most of the blame on the Trump administration and Republican lawmakers he argued were overly loyal to the president.Appearing on NBC News’ “Meet the Press,” Massie was asked by Kristen Welker whether his defiance to President Donald Trump on pushing for the release of Jeffrey Epstein-related files, deficit-increasing tax cuts and the U.S. war against Iran was “worth it” given his recent election loss.“It was absolutely worth it for me – now, I don’t think it’s going to be worth it for the party,” Massie said.“They've disenfranchised a large portion of that constituency that Trump assembled to get us in the White House. They’ve alienated [the Make America Healthy Again movement] by kowtowing to the pesticide manufacturers and the pharmaceutical manufacturers, they’ve alienated the fiscal hawks by running DOGE out of town, they’ve alienated the people who don’t want to fight another war for other countries.”And, with the midterm elections just over five months away as of Sunday, Massie predicted a bleak outcome for his own party.“And so I’m worried that in November, this is gonna cost the party a lot,” he said. “But for me, it was completely worth it, and I’ve got seven more months to keep going against the grain.”When the swamp and Epstein class couldn’t buy my vote, they bought the most expensive congressional seat ever.I joined @MeetThePress this morning to talk about putting people & principles over parties.I’m optimistic because the younger generation understands what’s going on. pic.twitter.com/kSg2PRjosN— Thomas Massie (@RepThomasMassie) May 24, 2026
Trump says US will not ‘rush’ into any Iran deal following GOP criticism
President Trump on Sunday said negotiations with Iran were proceeding in “an orderly and constructive” manner, and that he had told U.S. officials “not to rush into a deal.” The remarks follow intense criticism of reports on an emerging deal from several conservative Republican senators, including Trump ally and Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.). It was…
Following Phone Call with Arab Allies, Turkey and Pakistan, President Trump Notes Memorandum of Understanding with Iran to Be Announced Shortly
The Gulf Arab allies had been negotiating through Pakistan with Iran. Egypt, Jordan, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia and Qatar are now joined by Turkey in the construction of the agreement, which is important because Turkey now represents the figurative center of the Muslim Brotherhood. The GCC and President Trump are not going to end Iranian Islamic […] The post Following Phone Call with Arab Allies, Turkey and Pakistan, President Trump Notes Memorandum of Understanding with Iran to Be Announced Shortly appeared first on The Last Refuge.
Gas prices threaten Memorial Day road trips as pump costs hit historic highs
Americans face near-record gas prices this Memorial Day weekend as Iran tensions disrupt oil supplies and squeeze families dealing with inflation.
Tigers’ nosedive becoming much more leads storylines to watch as season hits pivotal point
In general, front offices view the first third of the season for gauging what they assembled in the offseason, the next third to fix it and the final third to live with it.
Gabbard To Step Down As DNI Following Husband’s ‘Rare’ Bone Cancer Diagnosis
In a major loss for the country, Director of National Intelligence (DNI) Tulsi Gabbard announced Friday her plans to resign from her post at the end of June. The former congresswoman cited her husband’s recent diagnosis of an “extremely rare form of bone cancer” as the reason for her departure. “Abraham has been my rock […]







