GOP gets Instant Karma over Trump’s Disaster War!!

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2:01to Epstein. And so now Donald Trump has sent out his mega-sick offense and stuages to tell the American people that we are not at war. There is no war taking place. What's occurring is just strategic strikes, not war. Now, Donald Trump previously said we're at war. I mean, in one of those bizarre and deranged videos he did at Mar-a-Lago since he couldn't bother to go to Washington, D.C. when doing this unlawful war. He said, yeah, it is a war. Others in the Trump regimes have referred to it. We're in a war right now. And stop freaking gaslighting us by saying that we're not in a war right now. That's absolutely absurd. So democratic Congress members have pushed back. And they're working with some Republican Congress members like Thomas Massey and others to force a vote for a war powers resolution to prohibit Donald Trump's war against Iran without congressional approval.

3:05I mean, it is already unlawful. And Maga Mike Johnson and all these Maga Republicans now are fighting tooth and nail. And they're trying to whip up all of the support amongst every Republican to try to block any attempt to restrain Donald Trump's unlawful war against Iran where we've already had a number of service members who have been killed and seriously injured. Now, this also comes when Donald Trump has told members of the media like Jonathan Karl at ABC and others that one of the main reasons we've gone to war is because in his paranoia, he says, the Ayatollah was going to kill me. So I killed him first. And also Donald Trump said, expect this war to last many, many, many weeks. And expect, he says, that the Pentagon predictions are that there will be a lot of casualties.

4:06A lot of Americans are going to die. A lot of American service members will die. That's what the Pentagon's telling Donald Trump. But what Donald Trump said is, look, it is what it is. Like this is just what happens in war. And this is what it is. And there will be lots of deaths from American service members. So then you have people like Donald Trump's ambassador to the United Nations, Mike Waltz, who's like in response to the service members who died yesterday, ambassador Waltz. I don't even call him an ambassador. He was like, freedom is never free. And then you have other kind of Trump sycophants, Bill Akman and others who are like, this is the most glorious way to die. Dying in Iran is the most glorious form of death. And then you have Lindsey Graham saying, this would be an odd direct quote. Lindsey Graham is like, it would be an honor, an honor for you to die in Iran.

5:06This is the highest form of patriotism. And so now we have the Epstein class, Donald Trump, and his whole cabal covering up the files, sending our service members to die in a potentially never-ending war. That's already spiraling out of control. That's what's actually going on. So I want to bring the receipts for you. I want to share with you what these MAGA Republican Congress members are saying. I want to show you what the Democratic Congress members and senators, MAGA Congress members and senators, Democratic senators and congressmen, what they're saying right now. I want to bring you the receipts. The first data point I want to show you, though, is what Brian Stelter had to say about the Google trends right now that everybody's searching, you know, for Trump approval, Trump, did he get permission to play this clip? You know, Caitlin, if you look at Google trends data right now for the word Trump, look at the rising searches.

6:06You'll see the number one rising search in the last 24 hours is a question. The question is, did Trump get congressional approval? The answer is no. The number one rising search in the last four hours, really interesting. It's Trump addresses nation. So in other words, people are literally searching online, looking, trying to find out if the president is addressing the nation. They want to see him explain and justify these strikes. And if you look at the word Trump, just the last hour, the number one rising search in the last hour is Trump approval rating. And of course, all of those searches, they're all related. They're all from Americans trying to find out more information about this military effort. We should also keep in mind the Pentagon has severely restricted the flow of information to the press this year, actually in the past 14 months. A lot less information come out of the Pentagon about these strikes as well, Caitlin. All right, now let me bring for you the other receipts right now. So the first clip I want to show you here is Anna Paulina Luna. And Anna Paulina Luna says the following, when she is asked about the war with Iran, here's what she says, let's play this clip. About is that we will not put boots on the ground their period.

7:09Case closed, we will not vote on having war with Iran because as of right now, according to the plan, which I won't say too much on television, but according to the three objectives that this administration outlined, everything is going according to plan. Now she says the plan is so secret that we're not allowed to know what it is. It's a secretive plan. No one can know, but it's all going according to plan. The hell does that mean? What's the plan? What are the objectives? What are we trying to achieve? What's happening? Was this was originally about uranium enrichment? What's about regime change? But now it's Donald Trump is also saying that actually, we don't need to change the regime. This is what right. Donald Trump said what we should be doing is very similar to what happened in Venezuela, where someone else in the Maduro regime took over. So Donald Trump saying when it comes to Iran, at this point, we should just have another Ayatollah who was close to Kamini. Ayatollah Kamini finds someone there from the Islamic Republic.

8:10So that may be a little bit nicer to Donald Trump. That's a direct quote. He says Venezuela is the good template. More from Anna Paulina Luna here, where she says strategic strikes are not wars here. Play this clip. Members, they're multiple wounded. And again, it is not the intention of the US government to invade. That is not what is happening. These are isolated strategic large-scale attacks. But again, there are negotiations that will take place. This open communication with the White House. As soon as the president decides that he is ready to talk, and that has developed in the last couple of hours, so that update will come hopefully later on this evening. I'm sorry. You say it's not the intention of the US government to invade. Did we not just invade? We are not invading. Are you saying boots on the ground there? Because I'm not. And I went to a directly by the state department. I didn't say boots on the intention. I mean, we just killed that for an invasion. Okay. Targeting strategic military strikes and invasions are two totally different things,

9:10according to the law. They're calling it a war. The president has called it a war. And targeted air strikes and strategic strikes. Strategic strikes and according to the White House. And I just talked to them and talked to the Secretary of State. Strategic strikes are not war. Really? So if someone bombed America, do you see that boots on the ground? Oh, wait, that makes no sense. You're saying it has to be boots on the ground. According to your own definition. So that's your standard. So you say Ron has killed thousands of Americans and murdered them. So by definition, they've already declared war on the United States. I know. I'm sorry. And this was raining down on me too. I know how terrible you were talking to each other. We're not debating that they are a truly terrible regime. What we're talking about is the standards for the commander-in-chief. To commit our sons and daughters in the military to war. And going to war, what it is in the national interest in making that case to America.

10:10And going to Congress and getting approval for war. So you are saying this is a limited mission. That is only bomb strikes. So there is no congressional authorization necessary. How is this different from when Joe Biden bombed the Houthi rebels in Yemen without congressional authorization? And you'll pose that. Now, this is something that was echoed by MAGA Republican Senator and Trump's sycophant Mark Wayne Mullin. Wolf Blitzer says, so are you okay with the losses? And the fact that if this war drags on and more members of our military die, are you okay with our members of our military dying in a war? And then Mark Wayne Mullin's like, I'm going to have to push back at you, Wolf. If you're not at war, this is not a war. You're playing this clip. In his announcement about this military operation, President Trump warned Americans to prepare for possible troop deaths. If this war drags on for weeks or longer for that matter and U.S. casualties mount,

11:12are you confident that the American public will consider this a noble mission and tolerate growing U.S. military losses? Well, well, first of all, I'm going to push back. This isn't a war. We haven't declared war on Iran. We're not at war with Iranian people. We had to remove a murderous regime that's been attacking the United States for 47 years. Him and his murderous thugs have killed thousands and murdered thousands of Americans for literally 47 years. You heard the President's announcement. He went through all the attacks that they've had through multiple Presidents and the straw that I would say that broke the camel's back or the final straw is we're never going to allow the number one world sponsor of terror to be able to get a nuclear weapon. There was no doubt that they were building delivery systems to affect our interest and our assets all around that region. There was no question they were trying to develop a weapon that would reach the United States

12:12and at that case it wouldn't have been a matter of if it would be a matter of when. And so after 9-11, America had a resolve that said we will never do this again, meaning never again. We'll never be caught flat footed. We're going to be proactive and go after those that threaten us and President Trump finally had the backbone that other Presidents haven't to finally try diplomacy and try diplomacy by saying you're not going to get a nuclear weapon. We're not going to negotiate with you. We're not going to allow you to enrich because you can't be trusted. You're not going to have the nuclear capability. And if you do, then you're going to pay the ultimate price. And then you have Nancy Mace seeming to say thanks to Donald Trump for the deaths of U.S. soldiers. You're going to play this clip. You're right off the bat. Your reaction to three U.S. service members being killed in the early stages of these combat operations. The President saying their sacrifice was worth it for this greater mission. And he's also preparing the American people maybe for more deaths by saying it's likely more service members could die.

13:14What do you make of the first 48 hours or so of this mission? And what questions do you have for the administration moving forward? They're expected to brief you and others in Congress on Tuesday as I understand it. What's going through your mind tonight? Well, number one, I want to thank President Trump for his speech acknowledging those who sacrifice these warriors lay down their lives for our enemy, fighting and protecting American citizens here on a broad because terrorism isn't just in Iran. It's everywhere around the world as we've seen in the last 24 hours. It's something to take seriously. Head on a swivel as they sometimes say number one, number two. I believe President Trump will go down as the most consequential president in American history during one of the most consequential times in world history. And he took out someone that no one thought this could ever happen, taking out the leader of the number one state sponsor of terrorism, the Ayatollah Omni. Are you tired of waking up hungover and worrying about what happened last night? That's why I've been reaching for Willie's Remedy Plus.

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16:19When this operation is over, no matter who takes over in Iran, they will not have ballistic missiles to hurt us, Israel or the region. They will not have the capability to be the larger state-sponsored terrorism, whether it's their cleric or group of representative of the country where there's an election. It doesn't matter right now. Then you have Lindsey Graham saying, what happens next in Iran? I hope that it's better, but it's ultimately their decision to make. We are not going to own rebuilding Iran. So you're just going to do the destroying. We're not going to own the rebuilding. What the hell are y'all talking about? I truly don't know. I don't support regime change wars. I also have no clue what are we doing? What the hell are we doing there? Play this clip of Lindsey Graham. What comes next? I'll open for you. It's better.

17:19I believe it will be. But I know this. Iran can't hurt us today like they could yesterday. And this operation was about taking those threats off the table. I will be glad to help to the extent I can. New people in Iran, but we're not going to own rebuilding Iran. That's up to the Iranians. We can be helpful. But it's their decision to make. This is not a rock. This is not Germany. This is not Japan. It's not to utveckl how about MacGirl Republican Senator Who chairs the Senate Intelligence Committee, Tom Cotton. And when cotton was asked, do you believe the American people are owed some explanation by the commander in chief about what the hell is happening? What is going on right now? Tom Cotton is like, he posted on Truth Social. He did a Truth Social Post. So he did an Eight-Minute Truth video. So what else do you want them to do? You, not a true social video, actually address the American people, describe the intelligence,

18:21explain what the hell is going on. We know that Donald Trump's own regime, briefers, right? People who breathe Congress, they told Congress that actually Iran never posed an imminent threat against the United States regarding any direct strikes and that Iran would only strike if Israel attacked first. That's the only way Iran would say they would attack our bases. That's what Trump's own regime, briefer, told Congress, but go on, Tom Cotton, go on, Tom Cotton, you're playing this clip. Reporting to CBS, polling 74% of Americans said that Trump would need approval from Congress for military action against Iran. He did not seek that. If this operation takes weeks, which is how you described it, do you believe the administration has effectively made its case to the American public to expect casualties to support this action? Margaret, I thought the president's eight minute video yesterday was outstanding.

19:23It laid out Iran's 47-year campaign of terror and revolutionary violence against the United States and our people and really the civilized world. I'm sure the president will speak more in the coming days. 47 years. He did not describe imminence or justify that in that video. Do you believe that the American public is owed something more than a Twitter video? Margaret, I think a eight minute address to the American people, whether the president posted on social media or whether it happens on your network, is in keeping with presidential custom of addressing the American people. Again, I'm sure that he's going to be speaking more in coming days. The administration will be briefing Congress and we're going to have a vote in the Congress. The Democrats are forcing a vote. I expect there'll be a vote. I don't know why the Republican support for our troops and for the president's decision to finally eliminate the threat of Iran enough or how about, you know, this is why none of these people in the Republican Party are moderate, right? You had Mike Turner claim that he was this moderate guy and, you know, I'm here just to

20:29be, you know, I'm the sensible Republican. But here he is and he says, the reason we invaded Iran, he says, is because while they didn't have the capability to do nuclear weapons, they had the intent to do it one day. So now the United States invades if we believe that you have an intent, not if you do it, we just perceive intent and then we invade you here. Play those clips. They had a political inventory. They had continued as has had been declared to pursue their intention of a nuclear enrichment. They had continued. Rubio said they weren't enriching. They had continued their intention to pursue nuclear enrichment. They had said and declared that everyone to do that. Their programs had not been completely abolished and their intention had not been abolished. They remained a threat and the fact that we had the ability to intervene, that eminence

21:37is incredibly important now, more from Tom Cotton here, let's play it. A key part of President Trump's campaign and it included it in his inaugural address was no more wars. And there are a number of Republicans who think that this is the opposite of what they voted for, that the president is breaking that promise. Speaker Carlson told ABC the president's decision to strike Iran is quote, absolutely disgusting and evil. What do you say to members of the MAGA base who say this is not what we voted for? Well, Dana, I've been on the campaign trail all across Arkansas for the last two days, visiting with hundreds of Republicans, I haven't heard a single, our camps and express anything but unqualified support for President Trump and for his decision to finally put America's foot down and in 47 years of terror and revolutionary violence by the Islamic Republic against the United States and our citizens. And I suspect you'll see overwhelming support from elected Republicans in the Congress who

22:42are answerable to our voters in places like Arkansas and States all across the country when we're back in the Capitol later this week. One of the things I want to point out as well is in the Atlantic wrote about this last night and there's a good scoop over there, although it's kind of obvious too. Now Donald Trump says we're going to invade Cuba. Part of this plan is Cuba next. Donald Trump's already getting bored of Iran, he's bored of this, he thinks we already, he thinks we won, we achieve victory. So now he's moving over to Cuba to do a Cuba invasion next and here's what Democratic Senator Warner had to say about the intelligence that he was aware of before the strike on Iran, here playing this clip. You heard Chairman Cotton say that the President's decision is completely justified. What do you think? I think the President has started a war of choice.

23:44There was no imminent threat to the United States. So the decision to put our service members in harm's way and bases around the region in harm's way was entirely based upon the President's decision not an imminent threat to America. I think it is incumbent that the President of the United States comes before the American people and the Congress and makes the case of why he's chosen to go to war at this point. Can you have Democratic Congress member and veteran Ryan? Here's what he has to say. Let's play it. Just on the deaths of these three service members, obviously, that's three families that are getting a devastating call tonight to tell them about what happened to their loved ones. What do you make of that? It's horrific. I still wear this bracelet with an amoms of my fellow soldiers I lost in my two deployments and for the President to not answer those questions to have nothing to say to those

24:46family members is pathetic. It's pathetic and it's because he doesn't have answers. There's not a plan here or if it is, he's not sharing it with the American people and this certainly rhymes with past, ill-conceived, half-baked regime change wars that sound good until they start and then all of a sudden no one knows what the heck is going on and it's a young American man and women that pay the price and that pisses me off. More from Democratic Congress member Ryan. Here's the difference between what these Republicans are saying and what these Democrats are saying here play this clip. Meanwhile, Putin, she, I believe the PRC is our greatest enemy, they're watching this seeing us bogged down to two carrier strike groups depleting our munitions stocks and I think that puts us in a less safe position and I don't want to say that, I don't say it lightly. Well, I mean munitions make a good point because we know from reporting which the President disputed that the Joint Chiefs Chairman General Dan Kane was worried about an extended

25:49operation and what exactly that could look like. And by the way, here's what the Pentagon briefers ended up saying let me play this clip. Yeah, Caitlin, just like most of the administration's explanations for why now, why was this operation against Iran launched now. This briefing happened in private but we're told that Pentagon briefers didn't make a stark acknowledgement and that was that no there was no indication that Iran was preparing to preemptively strike US bases in the region in anticipation of some sort of an attack from American and Israeli forces and that's something that senior administration officials had said on Saturday that they believed was true and that was something that contributed to the timing of this operation. So raising more questions still as the President, we haven't heard from him about his reasoning, his justification and his plan going forward as this military operation continues. Then finally I'll share with you a Democratic Congress member Adam Smith had to say he's the ranking member of the Intelligence Committee for Democrats.

26:51He says this is the most cavalier, most arrogant, most unconstitutional and unlawful way a President in the history of the United States has gone to war, is dealt with Congress. Listen to what he has to say, play this clip. Shit, it sure looks like President Trump made a knee jerk decision without taking to account all the warnings and by the way, everything it has played out, people were saying this was the problem with launching a regime change operation at Iran in the first place that Iran would strike throughout the region. We would lose service members. We would begin to stress our amount of ammunition to keep this fight going and it was highly unlikely that the Iranian regime would simply collapse. All of this was known. The risks were known and the President and this is the most cavalier manner that any President has ever gone to war in the history of this country. I mean he does an eight minute truth social post at two o'clock in the morning then basically drops the mic and walks away and lets the war go.

27:53I as the ranking member of the House Armed Services Committee still have not heard from anybody from the Department of Defense nor has chairman migrators, the Republican chairman of my committee, or in the Senate, you know, they're launching this war without a clear explanation of why or what they're trying to do and then saying, man, yeah, some people are going to get killed. I mean, you have to take much more responsibility for placing the lives of the men and women who serve our country on the line than that. Ready, set, go get your Toyota today with great deals on your favorite trucks at your local Toyota dealer like a full-size tundra or check out the off road ready to coma. Visit toyota.com to find out more Toyota.

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