CBS News Exclusive: A senior Iranian official says Iran is reviewing correspondence from the U.S. through mediators before talks can begin. cbsn.ws/4sqQaIr
@Billions_001@CBSEveningNews@SimplySusie3 Democrats want to fund TSA today. The Republicans could pass TSA funding today. They insist on combining ICE funding and now the SAVE act in this? This is on Republicans now.
Spot on for sharing this! President Trump is 100% right NO DEAL unless Democrats stop playing games and give us real border security + the SAVE America Act.
Republicans need to hold the line. The chaos at airports is 100% on the radical left refusing to fund ICE & secure our country. Keep fighting, Mr. President
President Trump urged Republicans not to make a deal to end the partial government shutdown unless Democrats back his voter ID bill, the SAVE America Act. Markets surged on Monday after Trump postponed a threatened strike on Iranian energy infrastructure.
@James_9341@CBSEveningNews@CBSNews The Republicans could pass TSA funding today. They insist on combining ICE funding and now the SAVE act in this? This is on Republicans now.
Congressional Democrats no longer represent even their own party’s voters. Their intense hatred of Trump has blinded them to the will of the people they’re supposed to serve.
They created the current airport crisis by refusing to fund the DHS EIGHT times, yet they turn around and blame Republicans when they introduce piecemeal legislation saying “Look what we did.”
No one’s falling for that anymore.
What real purpose do they serve at this point? What’s their actual agenda, platform, or set of policies that benefit everyday Americans?
@CBSEveningNews@CBSNews Trump got caught lying. There are no talks with Iran and they called his bullshit. How embarrassing. Worse, he is the commander in chief and he is faking progress on his war.
U.S. forces have struck thousands of targets inside Iran and destroyed dozens of Iranian naval vessels as part of the war effort. @CBSNews has learned that Iran has placed a number of mines in the Strait of Hormuz, posing a risk to vessels attempting to pass through. cbsn.ws/41nVOiF
@USATODAY For the slow people, it means he starts negotiating by asking for way more than he wants, so the other side can feel better when they think they “talked him down” to what he actually wanted in the first place.
Tariff threats led to a viral acronym. Critics are now using it in conjunction with Iran power plants, Straight of Hormuz. What does Trump TACO mean? usatoday.com/story/news/pol…
The Trump administration is not confirming if and when in-person talks will take place between U.S. and Iranian officials in the coming days, calling the situation "fluid."
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@Rawhide87317236@smerconish@SangerNYT No they lie. But Trump lies just as much. In the world of lying, I would not put many world leaders ahead of Trump. Well, maybe Putin, but not by much.
@ABC Huge WIN! Trump postpones strikes after forcing Iran to the table with 'major points of agreement'—peace through strength in action. No more endless wars, no nuclear Iran. Talks continue, but the Art of the Deal is working. #MAGA#IranDeal
President Trump, after postponing U.S. strikes on Iran's energy infrastructure citing new negotiations with Tehran, said on Monday that talks will continue and that there are "major points of agreement." abcnews.link/MiL9ggw
@ABC But this turned out to be a lie. Imagine President Biden lying about having diplomatic talks with Russia, and just prior to the opening bell on Wall Street. That would be a pretty big story, no?
@CBSNews Because Trump was lying about his talks with Iran. And he did it to manipulate the markets. And Iran called him on it. And if this happened under Biden or Bush, we would be talking impeachment (and forcing the president to confirm who he's talking to). This kind of lie matters.
@HuffPost Trump lied about these talks with Iran. And that's a big deal for a president to be lying about diplomatic talks with a country we're at war with. Iran fully denied it saying that "Trump backed down" to manipulate the markets. Media, would you give Biden a pass on this?
@nypost Trump lied about these talks with Iran. And that's a big deal for a president to be lying about diplomatic talks with a country we're at war with. Iran fully denied it saying that "Trump backed down" to manipulate the markets. Media, would you give Biden a pass on this?
@RichardEngel Especially since no talks ever happened. Pretty big deal for a president to be lying to the public about diplomatic talks under way.' He's not just lying to us. He's lying to the military. Iran fully denies any talks and said Trump back downed to manipulate the markets.
@smerconish Michael. We need you to be a critical thinker again. Trump lied about these talks with Iran. And that's a big deal for a president to be lying about diplomatic talks with the country we're at war with. Iran fully denied it, saying "Trump backed down" to manipulate the markets.
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