The plot thickens... Dem Shawn Harris & Trump-backed Clay Fuller advance to runoff in crowded race to replace MTG...
Republicans will need to consolidate their field, but Harris is ahead in tonight's race in a GA district MTG won by nearly 30 pts in 2024
www.thedailybeast.com/democrat-com...
Moments later Q: Why are you the only person saying this? (mentioned even Hegseth won't say school strike was Iran)
Trump: "Because I just don't know enough about it. I think it's something that I was told is under investigation, but tomahawks are used by others."
Q: Tomahawk missile likely destroyed Iranian girls' school. Will US accept any responsibility?
Trump: I will say the Tomahawk, which is one of the most powerful weapons around is used by, you know is sold and used by other countries... whether it's Iran, who also has some...
"We could call it a tremendous success. Right now, as we leave here, I could call it, or we could go further, and we're going to go further."
"I don't think anybody thought we were going to be this quickly successful. This was a military success"
"We're winning very decisively, we're way ahead of schedule..."
"If we did not hit them, they were going to take over the Middle East... They were going to take over the Middle East, and they were going to try and destroy Israel... We're very proud to be involved in this."
Trump on Iran:
"The result will be lower oil prices, oil and gas prices for American families. We've done that. We've done it. We brought it very low. This was just an excursion into something that had to be done. Were getting very close to finishing that too."
New Texas Public Opinion Research Poll:
GOP Texas Senate Primary runoff:
Paxton 49%
Cornyn 41%
Undecided 11%
If Trump endorses Cornyn:
Paxton 44%
Cornyn 43%
If Trump endorses Paxton:
Paxton 58%
Cornyn 32%
Hunt voters:
48% now back Paxton
31% for Cornyn
Trump: "No other president could do some of this shit I'm doing. The things I'm doing, nobody else is going to do it."
(he was talking about drug prices, but...)
Trump on the Save America Act, which does not have the 60 necessary votes to pass in the Senate to avoid the filibuster:
“I, as President, will not sign other Bills until this is passed.”
Trump just now on Iran:
"We're doing very well on the war front, to put it mildly. Somebody said, 'on a scale of 10, where would you rate it?' I said 'about a 15.'"
After telling Americans yesterday to get out of the region on commercial flights (after airspace already closed and flights were canceled), the State Department is now chartering flights out from the UAE, Saudi Arabia and Jordan for U.S. citizens:
Trump to Daily Mail on Iran war:
“It's always been a four week process. We figured it will be four weeks or so. It's always been about a four week process so - as strong as it is, it's a big country, it'll take four weeks - or less.”
Today is the 2nd in a row where it’s not clear if Trump will speak publicly after starting a war in Iran.
It has now been reported three U.S. service members were killed.
Notably, no top Trump officials went on the Sunday shows to talk about the war or legal rationale.
The House Oversight Committee said it was working to get Hillary Clinton’s deposition video in the Epstein probe out on Friday. It still hasn’t been released….
End of Trump’s post: “The heavy and pinpoint bombing, however, will continue, uninterrupted throughout the week or, as long as necessary to achieve our objective of PEACE THROUGHOUT THE MIDDLE EAST AND, INDEED, THE WORLD!”
I wrote about how last month Sec. Rubio testified before the Senate that “no one knows” who takes over in Iran if its leader is taken out:
www.thedailybeast.com/rubio-admits...
The pin members of Democratic Women's Caucus, Epstein survivors and some male Democratic lawmakers are wearing today for Trump's SOTU:
Pres. Trump responding to former Prince Andrew's arrest:
"I think it's a shame. I think it's very sad. I think it's so bad for the royal family. It’s very, very sad. To me, it’s a very sad thing."
Sen. Wyden with this cryptic two-line letter to the CIA director:
Inbox: Former President Clinton will appear for a deposition on February 27 and former Secretary Clinton will appear for a deposition on February 26 in the House Oversight Cmte Epstein investigation.
Creating a new position to prosecute fraud and report directly to the White House destroys 40 years of post Watergate reforms to protect DOJ independence.
news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...
Smith in response to Trump attacks: The statements are meant to intimidate me. I will not be intimidated. I think these statements are also made as a warning to others what will happen if they stand up.
Smith: If asked whether to prosecute a fmr president based on the same facts today, I would do so regardless of whether that president was a Democrat or Republican... No one should be above the law in this country. The law required that he be held to account so that is what I did
Smith: I want to be clear, I stand by my decisions as Special Counsel, including the decision to bring charges against President Trump. Our investigation developed proof beyond a reasonable doubt that President Trump engaged in criminal activity.
Jack Smith opening: I love my country and believe deeply in the core principles upon which it was founded...
I am not a politician and have no partisan loyalties. My career has been dedicated to serving our country by upholding the rule of law...
INBOX from Sen. Mark Kelly:
"I filed a lawsuit against the Secretary of Defense because there are few things as important as standing up for the rights of the very Americans who fought to defend our freedoms.”
🚨The Indiana Senate just rejected the new congressional maps despite Donald Trump making threats and calling GOP lawmakers directly in the red state. Republicans who defied him said they refused to be intimidated
Trump last week on the video of the Sept 2 boat strikes: "Whatever they have, we'd certainly release, no problem.”
Trump today on releasing the video: "I didn't say that... Whatever Hegseth wants to do is ok with me."
This was a Trump +22 district last year…
Speaker Johnson campaigned there yesterday. Trump urged GOP voters to get out.
Today, it is looking , well…
#TN07
Trump says in a post he's sending Witkoff to meet with Putin in Moscow and Driscoll to meet with the Ukrainians
"I look forward to hopefully meeting with President Zelenskyy and President Putin soon, but ONLY when the deal to end this War is FINAL or, in its final stages."
