Even though Trump claimed to have some U.S. allies who have committed to sending ships to help open the Strait of Hormuz, all of America’s traditional allies have refused Trumpt after he demanded they join the war to help.NBC News reported on some of the refusals:In Britain, Prime Minister Keir Starmer was criticized by Trump for not participating in the initial attack on Iran.Starmer told a press conference on Monday that he was “working with all our allies, including our European partners”, to “restore freedom of navigation” as quickly as possible.“Ultimately, we need to reopen the Strait of Hormuz to…
Author: Frank M. Everett
In politics, there is an R-word that every political party that controls the White House fears. The word is recession. The last three times Democrats took over the presidency, the country faced an economic crisis. Joe Biden won in 2020 during COVID. Barack Obama won in 2008 during the Great Recession, and Bill Clinton, whose entire campaign was based on the economy, won the presidency in 1992 on George HW Bush’s recession.After regaining power and returning to the Oval Office, Donald Trump embarked on a series of policies that, if one did not know, one might assume were intended to…
Trump did a lot of things during his second administration to drive a wedge into his political base. Trump opposed conservative economic policy with an illegal tariff scheme that the Supreme Court later abandoned. The president has attacked Second Amendment rights by defending ICE for shooting and killing gun owner Alex Pretti in Minneapolis, but nothing has divided Trump’s base like his decision to start a war with Iran.PoliticusUSA is 100% independent. We are not beholden to any political party, special interest or corporation. Support us by becoming a subscriber.If there was one thing Trump supporters could count on over…
The White House described Trump’s news conference with Vice President JD Vance as a demonstration that the entire administration was on the same page regarding the war in Iran. Reports circulated that Vance was not enthusiastic about the war and was described as skeptical of the operation.PoliticusUSA news and opinions are 100% independent. Support us by becoming a subscriber.Vance hid his support for the war by saying all other presidents were stupid, but Trump is smart, so he sticks with Trump in this war.The reality is that Vance needs Trump because he wants to sit in the big boy chair…
Kristi Noem tried to save her job with her testimony before Congress in early March. It was Noem’s last breath before leaving.Trump gave up, who reassigned her to a new position where she will probably never be seen again.The problem was that Noem didn’t just testify. She appears to have repeatedly lied to Congress, and Democrats on the House and Senate Judiciary Committees aren’t letting Noem’s lies slide for one important reason. The statute of limitations for referring Noem for prosecution is longer than Trump’s remaining time in office.House and Senate Judiciary Committee members Jamie Raskin and Dick Durbin wrote…
Trump demanded this weekend that the the rest of the world is coming to help him in his war of choice against Iran. Trump had the nerve to make this demand after spending months launching trade wars and threatening America’s allies.THE world response It was a very diplomatic way of telling Trump to go kick rocks. PoliticusUSA is not beholden to any political party or special interest. We are 100% independent. Support us by becoming a subscriber.Policy rounded:Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said his country had no plans to send ships to the Gulf, according to Reuters.Britain will also not…
Just when you think the media can’t sink further into its subservience to Donald Trump, Jake Tapper arrives to remind America that no matter how much the Republicans are at fault, the mainstream media will always find a way to blame the Democrats. PoliticusUSA news and opinions are 100% independent. Support us by becoming a subscriber.Democrats tried five times in 24 hours to approve funding for the Department of Homeland Security, except for ICE and the Border Patrol.Senate Democrats are ready to bring back the rest of DHS, but won’t defund ICE and Border Patrol without reforms.CNN’s Jake Tapper attempted…
The Trump administration still refuses to look the American people in the eye and tell them the truth about the war in Iran. The administration continues to view the war with optimism and claims that gas prices will fall in a few weeks and the war will end.It is important for America that those who experienced the war in the Middle East speak out and give a clear-eyed assessment.PoliticusUSA is 100% independent and not beholden to any political party or special interest. Support us by becoming a subscriber.Leave a commentIn addition to being a veteran and former Secretary of Transportation,…
What happens when a president starts a war and completely misunderstands the reaction of the country he is attacking?Unfortunately for the American people, we discover the hard way. Trump appears to have believed that Iran would not respond to a large-scale bombing operation with economic warfare, even though Middle East experts have argued for decades that if the Iranian regime were ever attacked, it would, with near certainty, attempt to destabilize and cut off a significant amount of the world’s oil supply.None of this is a surprise. The idea that Iran would retaliate economically has factored into every previous president’s…
When a president is in power, it is common for the opposition party to blame him for every bad thing that might happen during his term. During the Obama presidency, Barack Obama was blamed for everything that Republicans considered wrong, because that’s how it happens in politics. The opposition party will oppose it.That’s politics.However, during Donald Trump’s first administration, he tried to shift the blame to Barack Obama long after Obama left office.Six years ago today, Trump tried to blame Obama for the coronavirus pandemic, nearly four years after Obama left office.At the time, Trump tweeted:For decades, CDCgov has reviewed…