Facts Over Feelings

I am deeply concerned about what we are hearing about an Iran “deal,” being pushed by some voices in the administration. President Trump’s decision to strike Iran was the most consequential decision of his second term. He was right to do so, and we achieved extraordinary military results—including destroying all of their missiles & drones and sinking their entire navy. If the result of all that is to be an Iranian regime—still run by Islamists who chant “death to America”—now receiving billions of dollars, being able to enrich uranium & develop nuclear weapons, and having effective control over the Strait of Hormuz, then that outcome would be a disastrous mistake. The details are still coming out—and I pray the early reports are wrong—but the fact that Biden’s Rob Malley is praising the deal is not encouraging. President Trump believes in peace through strength, and his strong leadership has already made America much safer. He should continue to hold the line, defend America & enforce the red lines he has repeatedly drawn.

The new Charlie Kirk show is facing backlash after claiming Charlie Kirk would no longer support Thomas Massie if he were still alive today. Andrew Kolvet claims Charlie Kirk “spoke with him privately” and was upset with Thomas Massie for voting against the Big Beautiful Bill. Blake Neff claims Charlie Kirk would be angry over Thomas Massie exposing the Epstein class. “There’s a pedophile class that Trump is allied with.”

Nearly 25 years after the attacks of September 11th, the families of those we lost are still seeking justice and accountability. Any negotiation or agreement with Iran must recognize that reality. Iran has spent decades funding and supporting terrorist organizations responsible for the deaths of Americans and our allies, from the ashes of 9/11 to the horrors of October 7th. The U.S. Victims of State-Sponsored Terrorism Fund provides a critical pathway for victims and their families to receive compensation through penalties and forfeited assets from sanctions violators, not taxpayer dollars. No sanctions relief or normalization effort should come at the expense of terror victims and their families. New Yorkers have never forgotten the lives stolen on September 11th, and we will not allow their memory or the pursuit of justice to be sidelined.