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President Trump on critics of the war: “They are foolish because the war is about one thing: Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon.” He added, “Had we not broken the Iran nuclear deal, Israel would have been gone,” saying the Middle East would be “in big trouble.” Trump continued that the U.S. is “obliterating their country” and, if it were up to him, he would “take the oil” and “take care of the people in Iran much better than they have been taken care of.”

First Lady Melania Trump shares a brief Holy Week message to children in war zones: “All of this is happening for their future, so they will be safe in years to come,” while President Trump adds, “We’re fighting for children that are now in a war zone… we’re fighting for their future.”

CIA Director John Ratcliffe speaks about the intelligence deception campaign that helped with the search and rescue that saved two American airmen in Iran. @EWTNNewsNightly @CIA @CIADirector

President Donald Trump describes the search and rescue operation that saved two service members from Iran. ⁦@EWTNNewsNightly⁩

WATCH: First Lady Melania Trump spends more time with children on the White House South lawn for the 2026 Easter Egg Roll. @FLOTUS @FirstLadyOffice @EWTNNewsNightly

EWTN’s @TobyCapion: “Madam First Lady, if you could tell us your message to children who find themselves in a war zone on Easter?” First Lady Melania Trump: “Well, all of this is happening for their future, so they will be saved in years to come.” Trump: “That’s what we’re fighting for. We are fighting for children that are now in a war zone. We’re keeping them as safe as we can possibly keep them, but we’re fighting for their parents, their grandparents. We’re fighting for them. We’re fighting for their future. And I will tell you, it was given to me loud and clear, the time the Iranian people are the most unhappy when you hear bombs all over is when those bombs stop. That’s the problem. It’s when they stop because that means that are they coming back? We want to have them back. And you know, everybody knows that. Everybody sees it. So, hopefully it can be over with quickly. Again, there are lots of different alternatives. We have many alternatives. We can leave right now and it would take them 15 years to rebuild what they have. We could leave right now, but I want to finish it up. Iran — ready — cannot have a nuclear weapon. They are lunatics and you can’t put nuclear weapons in the hands of a lunatic.”

WATCH: First Lady Melania Trump visits with children at the 2026 White House Easter Egg Roll. @FLOTUS @FirstLadyOffice @EWTNNewsNightly

WATCH: The Easter Bunny joins @POTUS and @FLOTUS at the 2026 Egg Roll. @EWTNNewsNightly

WATCH: First Lady Melania Trump welcomes children to the 2026 Easter Egg Roll. She joined the president on the White House Blue Room Balcony. @FLOTUS @FirstLadyOffice @EWTNNewsNightly

First Lady Melania Trump joins the president on the White House Blue Room Balcony to welcome children to the 2026 Easter Egg Roll. @FLOTUS @FirstLadyOffice @EWTNNewsNightly

PICTURED: American military band at the 2026 White House Easter Egg Roll. @EWTNNewsNightly

WATCH: A military band at the White House Easter Egg Roll performs before President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump speak to the crowd. @EWTNNewsNightly

UPDATE: Father Mike Schmitzʼs team clarified to @EWTNews that he informed the White House he would be unable to attend the May 17th event. @EWTNNewsNightly

Several prominent Catholics are scheduled to speak at a May 17 event on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., where President Trump will rededicate the United States to “one nation, under God.” catholicnewsagency.com/news/270993/ba…

NEW: First Lady Melania Trump announces the reunification of more Ukrainian children with their families. @EWTNNewsNightly @FLOTUS @FirstLadyOffice

Bishop Robert Barron is among those pictured at today's faith luncheon with President Donald Trump. Bishop Barron also serves on the president's Religious Liberty Commission. @EWTNNewsNightly @BishopBarron

The White House unveiled a partial list of speakers and performers for the May 17th event on the National Mall including Bishop Robert Barron, Fr. Mike Schmitz, Jonathan Roumie, & Chris Tomlin. @EWTNNewsNightly @BishopBarron @frmikeschmitz @JonathanRoumie @christomlin @Freedom250

President Donald Trump addresses what he calls the largest gathering of farmers in White House history.

PANORAMIC PICTURE: Farmers gather on the White House South Lawn for an upcoming event with President Donald Trump. @EWTNNewsNightly

PICTURED: Mrs. Brigitte Macron from France speaks alongside First Lady Melania Trump at the start of the second day of the “Fostering the Future Together Global Coalition Summit.” Today’s event is taking place in the White House East Room. @EWTNNewsNightly @FLOTUS