Trump's Tweet Exposes Cracks in Iran War Effort

0:00President Trump's tweet threatening that a whole civilization would die tonight has finally caught up with him in this Iran war mess. Unlike his pass-wowd post that slid right off, this one's sticking because Iran still runs the show there, now fully controlling the straight of Hormuz. After five weeks of fighting, even talking tolls on ships passing through. White House spinners in landing and Trump stirred more heat yesterday by floating a joint venture with Iran to charge those ships. Others used to shrug it off as deal-maker genius, but now even that's cracking under the weight of the chaos. Folks are fired up across the board. Meghan Kelly blasted it on her podcast as war crime threats instead of normal talks, while Republicans like Ron Johnson and Lisa Murkowski broke. Silence, saying no to bombing civilians and calling the rhetoric a slap to American values. Democrats are pushing the 25th amendment to question his fitness. Vice President JD Vance, who reportedly fought the war from jump and clashed with allies over Bad Intel, heads to Pakistan this weekend too.

1:03Lead U.S. talks with Iran. He's got credibility as the skeptic, caring real authority to push for peace. This tweet exposed real cracks in Trump's armor, putting Vance in prime position to shine or stumble as the pressure builds for some kind of resolution before things spiral further. Sydney News Today, powered by AI bringing you what matters.