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'Don't squander the patriotism of our troops,' congressman warns Trump
MSNBC· 2026-07-15 04:12
stupid idea to charge a 20 % mafia-style protection fee on cargo shipped through the Strait of Hormuz, did not last 24 hours in his own mad mind. Donald Trump, who thought up that particular piece of insanity all by himself, dropped it as soon as someone in the White House, explained to him just how much that would help the price of oil skyrocket again, maybe crash the stock market, not to mention how completely unenforceable it would be and how illegal it would be. And so the stupidest thing Donald Trump h ...
'We're trapped' in Iran until GOP forces Trump to request war authorization, Dem Senator warns
MSNBC· 2026-07-15 00:53
the point where it had put a war powers resolution in front of the respective chambers, and they said yes. Donald Trump now subsequently has followed up and has finally, you know, admitted, oh, okay, I guess I should let y'all know we're at war. Right.So he sends that notice to the Congress, which triggers a 60-day period during which Congress can authorize the military action or require it to end. What do you think you guys are going to do. You're going to require it to end.I mean, he's asking $1 .1 trilli ...