TODAY Ceasefire “On Massive Life Support”
DIRE STRAITS: Control of the Strait of Hormuz was one of the demands made by Iran in the peace proposal abruptly rejected yesterday by President Trump. Iran also wanted war reparations and an end to American sanctions and blocked assets, according to a social media post by Iranian state media.
YESTERDAY Trump Rejects Iran Peace Deal
DIRE STRAITS: President Trump conducting diplomacy on social media yesterday dismissed out of hand the Iranian response to a peace proposal. He wrote, “I have just read the response from Iran’s so-called ‘Representatives.’ I don’t like it — TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE!”
If Iran had made any demands about its possession of enriched uranium there was no mention of it.
“It’s unbelievably weak,” Trump said to reporters about the Iranian reply. “After reading that piece of garbage they sent, I didn’t even finish reading it. … I would say the ceasefire is on massive life support.”
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It's Been Said
"Christians, get out and vote, just this time. You won't have to do it anymore. Four more years, you know what, it will be fixed, it will be fine, you won't have to vote anymore, my beautiful Christians. I love you Christians. I'm a Christian. I love you, get out, you gotta get out and vote. In four years, you don't have to vote again, we'll have it fixed so good you're not going to have to vote."
- Donald Trump courting the vote of the Christian right
