Ben Rhodes

I can't believe this primary is still three months away.

Yes, and I criticized that move, and like I said in the initial tweet "In both case, it should do more." Josh's suggestion is that Israel has gotten harsher treatment than other countries when it comes to pressure over human rights or weapons sales. That's just absurd.

⚡️⚡️⚡️ “Trump: I am pleased to announce a 3-day ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine.”

BREAKING: According to our analysis, ~$920 million worth of crude oil shorts were taken 70 minutes before an Axios report claimed the US and Iran were near a "14-point" deal to end the war. At 3:40 AM ET today, nearly 10,000 contracts worth of crude oil shorts were taken without any major news. This is equivalent to ~$920 million in notional value, an unusually large trade for 3:40 AM ET. At 4:50 AM ET, just 70 minutes later, Axios reported that the US is "close" to a "memorandum of understanding" to end the Iran War. By 7:00 AM ET, oil prices had fallen over -12% with these crude oil shorts gaining approximately +$125 million. Minutes later, Iran launched the "Persian Gulf Strait Authority" and oil prices surged +8%. What just happened?

In fundraising email, AIPAC call the views of Graham Platner and Abdul El-Sayed a “direct threat to the U.S.–Israel relationship.” “A contribution right now to defend Haley Stevens and Susan Collins will send a clear message that we will not let extremists rewrite the future of this relationship.”