Asked POTUS what he will do if Iran attacks Israel:

Q: What's your message to Iran?
POTUS: Don't.
Heinrich: Or else what?

*POTUS walks away, then returns to the lectern*

POTUS: “We are devoted to the defense of Israel. We will support Israel and help defend Israel and Iran…

“…increasingly concerning is the potential for a coordinated attack here in the homeland, akin to the ISIS-K attack we saw at the Russia concert hall a couple weeks ago.” nypost.com/2024/04/11/us-…

Biden has shown incalculable patience with Hamas’s dilatory tactics, but that patience should reach its end with the news that it was all a game. | Noah Rothman

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The Defense Department is moving additional assets to the Middle East region “to bolster regional deterrence efforts and increase force protection for US forces,” a US defense official told CNN

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NEW: UCLA medical school’s psychiatry department hosted a talk this month that glorified self-immolation as a form of 'revolutionary suicide.'

We have obtained audio of the talk, which argued taboos on self-immolation serve 'the interests of power.'🧵
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Scoop: Iran sent a message to the Biden administration through several Arab countries earlier this week: if the U.S. gets involved in the fighting between Israel and Iran, U.S. forces in the region will be attacked, three U.S. officials. My story on Axios
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Cornel West and running mate Melina Abdullah refuse to condemn Hamas’ actions in first joint TV interview cnn.com/2024/04/12/pol…

50% of Americans say Donald Trump would do a better job handling the United States' response to the Russia-Ukraine war, and 46% think Joe Biden would.

🚨🚨🚨Scoop: The Biden administration asked Israel to notify the U.S. ahead of any retaliation against Iran for the U.S. to have a say before decisions are made, U.S. and Israeli officials told me. My story on Axios
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President Biden explicitly cited the 30,000 number - which even Hamas admits is fake - as his justification for pressuring Israel to stop the campaign to eradicate Hamas.

NEWS: AOC is making her first-ever donation to the DCCC, a $260,000 check that marks a milestone moment in her relationship with her party nytimes.com/2024/04/12/us/…

Why Isn’t the President Angry? nationalreview.com/corner/why-isn…

His administration has been plagued by fear; fear of Russian escalation if they gave Ukraine the tools to win its war rather than simply not lose, fear of what the Taliban would do if the U.S. blew through a self-set…

Me National Review: Why the Right Can Never Fight Like the Left nationalreview.com/2024/04/why-th…

Coming up on America's Newsroom at the top of the hour to discuss Israel’s defensive war in Gaza, Hamas’s duplicity in hostage talks, and the threat of Iranian escalation. See you there!

The logic can and will be applied to the Pacific when defending Taiwan is a live priority rather than a cudgel to bludgeon Reaganite conservatives.

Why Isn’t the President Angry? nationalreview.com/corner/why-isn…

The US can’t “accept a direct challenge to its deterrent posture unless it is willing to face similar challenges from potential adversaries all over the globe. Biden cannot make America into a paper tiger.” nationalreview.com/corner/what-wi…

Trump in November on Obamacare: Some Republicans decided 'not to terminate it. It was a low point for the Republican Party, but we should never give up!”

Trump now:

In politics, you’ll always get as good as you give. A wise political party will not deploy tactics it wouldn’t want opponents to adopt because the terms of engagement are universal.

The Democratic Party has not been so wise. | Noah Rothman

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Biden has shown incalculable patience with Hamas’s dilatory tactics, but that patience should reach its end with the news that it was all a game. | Noah Rothman

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