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@LindseyGrahamSC @POTUS @SecWar First, it’s a WAR not a conflict, second, largest state sponsor of terrorism is Israel. Lastly, you should be putting America first instead of doing Israel’s bidding.

I had a very good call this morning with @POTUS and @SecWar Pete Hegseth about the way forward regarding the Iran conflict.   I think the President’s decision to leave the blockade in place is very smart. It is having a strong effect on the ability of Iran to continue to be the largest state sponsor of terrorism – which they appear intent on doing.   I not only expect this blockade to stay in place until Iran shows a commitment to change their ways, I expect the blockade will be growing and that it could become global soon.   To those assisting or thinking about assisting the Iranian regime in distributing its oil, which provides resources for terrorism, you do so at your own peril.   Well done to President Trump and his team. This is the best chance since 1979 to change the behavior of the regime and I hope this can be accomplished through diplomacy.

@InsidePolitics @mkraju A UN Commission of Inquiry found that Israeli authorities have committed war crimes, crimes against humanity, and acts of genocide against Palestinians in Gaza, including systematic destruction of healthcare/education, forced starvation, and sexual violence

“Donald Trump should not be the president.” “I’ve seen enough.” “We need to be standing up for our democracy.” @mkraju asks Michigan’s leading Democratic Senate candidates if President Trump should be impeached. #InsidePolitics

@MarshallCohen @DanaBashCNN @InsidePolitics A UN Commission of Inquiry found that Israeli authorities have committed war crimes, crimes against humanity, and acts of genocide against Palestinians in Gaza, including systematic destruction of healthcare/education, forced starvation, and sexual violence

President Trump has repeatedly claimed over the past 8 weeks that the Iran war will be over "soon." (from @InsidePolitics @DanaBashCNN)

@WhiteHouse War crimes won’t cook themselves

LET HIM COOK.

@Boardmandm @CNNSOTU @EliseStefanik @jaketapper @CNN @cnni @Audacy @tunein @SIRIUSXM Pretty easy question

@CNNSOTU @EliseStefanik @jaketapper @CNN @cnni @Audacy @tunein @SIRIUSXM Jake looks like an idiot trying to ask you gotcha questions.

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@CNNSOTU @EliseStefanik @jaketapper @CNN @cnni @Audacy @tunein @SIRIUSXM A full throated defense of wiping out an entire civilization, innocent men, women and children

@CNNSOTU @EliseStefanik @jaketapper @CNN @cnni @Audacy @tunein @SIRIUSXM Wow, just said she supports wiping out an entire civilization

@Fityeth It’s not open

The Strait of Hormuz is officially reopened Thanks to President Trump How the hell does Iran think they won the war

@WhiteHouse No single, unified official document containing the final agreed-upon terms has been publicly released by both governments. Instead, the "agreement" currently exists as a series of competing public statements and unreleased proposals

"Iran is doing a very poor job, dishonorable some would say, of allowing Oil to go through the Strait of Hormuz. That is not the agreement we have!" - President DONALD J. TRUMP

@WhiteHouse The U.S. is still pushing publicly for a free and open strait. But Iran isn’t showing a willingness to loosen its grip. ships without permission to cross from the Revolutionary Guard navy risked being destroyed WSJ

🚨 President Donald J. Trump makes a statement on Iran:

@WhiteHouse The Strait of Hormuz is closed - we can see it

Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt Briefs Members of the Media, Apr. 8, 2026 twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1…

@CNBC It is blocked again because Israel is bombing Lebanon

First ships pass Strait of Hormuz since Trump-Iran ceasefire, but traffic remains low amid confusion cnbc.com/2026/04/08/tru…

@CNBC Ceasefire has ended - straight of Hormuz is blocked

Markets shift back towards potential Fed rate cut this year with Iran ceasefire in place cnbc.com/2026/04/08/mar…

@VanessaBNews It’s regarding war crimes - catch up

POTUS said the F word and Dems want to invoke the 25th Amendment. I’ve never seen such crybabies in all my life.

@SenateGOP Iran know 🌮 TACO

Iran would be wise to take President Trump at his word.  They can choose the easy way or the hard way.

@ShadeSalvo TACO

Dear libtards Trump isn’t going to drop a nuclear weapon tonight. How bout you guys quit being dmbfck panickans and calm down He’s still your daddy and will be for a while 😂🤣😂 Go ahead and claim “TACO.” That’ll be your next insult because you’re mad he didn’t drop a nuke 🙄

MAGA is dying. The energy is gone. Trump turned out to be just like the rest of them. I say this as a 3x Trump voter. It sucks but once you wake up, you can't unsee it. Nobody is coming to save us.

Speaker Johnson must immediately reconvene the House to vote on a war powers resolution. It’s beyond clear we are at war. The Speaker's legacy will be that he made Congress so irrelevant that a president can threaten to wipe out a civilization while Congress is on vacation.

@glennbeck @FortuneMagazine He gave Iran 48hrs to agree to ceasefire, chickened out, then extended it for a week and chickened out again. Those are incontrovertible facts.

The legacy media doesn’t understand negotiation. @FortuneMagazine says Trump “TACO’d again" with Iran (that's "Trump Always Chickens Out" to anyone not as lame as the media, not Taco Tuesday). Have they not seen ANY Trump negotiation over the past decades?! This is what he always does: apply pressure, pull back, and force leverage. That’s not weakness. It's strategy.

@Sam43104705 @CNBC 💯

@CNBC does @cnbc perform any verification before reporting this BS... The state-owned IRAN newspaper said Iran’s Foreign Ministry denied that any negotiations have taken place with the U.S. huffpost.com/entry/trump-ir…

President Donald Trump on Monday said he would order the military to postpone strikes on Iran’s power plants and energy infrastructure for five days following talks with Tehran’s authorities. He told CNBC shortly after that “we are very intent on making a deal with Iran.” cnbc.com/2026/03/23/tru…