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Asked why he didn't coordinate with allies before going to war with Iran, Trump says, "We didn't tell anyone about it. Who knows better about surprise than Japan? Why didn't you tell me about Pearl Harbor, OK?"

Japanese reporter: "Why didn't you tell US allies in Europe and Asia, like Japan, about the war before attacking Iran?" President Trump: "You don't want to signal too much ... we didn't tell anybody about it, because we wanted surprise. Who knows better about surprise than Japan, OK? Why didn't you tell me about Pearl Harbor?"

Asked whether Tulsi Gabbard's job is in jeopardy at DNI, @PressSec tells reporters at the WH: “Not to my knowledge, I haven’t heard the President say that, nor have I heard him say that. So obviously, that’s a question for him, but I haven’t heard him say that at all."

NEWS: Six months before the Trump admin began bombing Iran, the Department of State fired its oil and gas experts. State’s energy division got completely DOGE’d. And with it went the people who knew how to plan for a global energy crisis. notus.org/trump-white-ho…

CNN made tool that tracks TSA wait times at airports across the country cnn.com/us/airport-tsa…

Sen. Markwayne Mullin is expected to face a grilling from Senate Democrats - some of whom have years-long friendships with him but are under intense pressure to oppose him amid the fractious immigration politics. His confirmation hearing starts at 9:30am: cnn.com/2026/03/17/pol…

Today's AAA national average for gas prices: $3.84 Yesterday: $3.79 One week ago: $3.58 One month ago: $2.92

If this is true about Joe Kent, then the Trump administration kept a known leaker in a highly sensitive intelligence/counterterrorism job for months.

Democrats sent a counteroffer to end the DHS shutdown to the White House late last night and they are currently reviewing it, a WH official tells me.

Joe Kent, Director of the National Counterterrorism Center resigns, writing "Iran posed no imminent threat to our nation, and it is clear that we started this war due to pressure from Israel and its powerful American lobby." Kent was appointed by Trump in February 2025

Trump predicts his early April trip to China will be delayed a month because of the Iran war.

"Nearly one in eight women in the United States will face this diagnosis. Every day, these women continue to raise their families, go to work, and serve their communities with strength and determination. I now join their ranks,” Wiles said in a statement. "I am grateful to have an outstanding team of doctors who detected the cancer early and are guiding my care, and I am encouraged by a strong prognosis,” Wiles added. "I am also deeply thankful for the support and encouragement of President Trump as I undergo treatment and continue serving in my role as White House Chief of Staff.”

President Trump announces his chief of staff Susie Wiles has been diagnosed with early stage breast cancer and will remain in her role while undergoing treatment:

Spotted at the WH: Robert Kraft and his wife Dana Blumberg, who is on the board at the Kennedy Center. Trump is hosting the board in the East Room today and expected to take questions

One month into the partial government shutdown, hundreds of Transportation Security Administration workers going without full pay have quit, while others have taken unscheduled time off, prompting more travel headaches as a winter storm slams the Midwest and spring break travelers try to fly. cnn.it/4sQwmOI

On CNBC, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent rejected the idea that President Trump’s trip to China could be delayed due to disagreements over the Strait of Hormuz. “If the meeting, for some reason, is rescheduled, it would be rescheduled because of logistics, the president wants to remain in DC to coordinate the war effort, and that traveling abroad at a time like this may not be optimal,” he said.

Today's AAA national average gas price = $3.72 per gallon, which @DavidGoldmanCNN reports is the highest price for regular gas since Oct 7, 2023. One month ago, the national average was $2.93