WTF Just Happened Today?

Day 883: "Cocked and loaded."


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1/ Trump authorized a retaliatory military strike on Iran but called it off 10 minutes before because the response would not have been “proportionate.� The planned attack, ordered after Iranian forces shot down a Navy drone over the Strait of Hormuz, would have involved airstrikes and killed approximately 150 people. Officials said Trump had initially approved the attacks. Earlier, Trump tweeted that he was “cocked and loaded� for a strike, but later disputed that, claiming “nothing was green lighted.� (New York Times / New York Times / ABC News / NBC News / Wall Street Journal / Los Angeles Times / Bloomberg)

  • Putin said he’s open for a meeting with Trump, but that a U.S. military conflict with Iran would be a “catastrophe.â€� Putin added that he believed Iran was complying with its commitments to the Iran nuclear deal. Hours later, Trump tweeted that he was in “no hurryâ€� to confront Iran and called off the planned airstrike. (Associated Press / ABC News)

  • The White House did not notify House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Trump’s plans to strike Iran. Pelosi is second in line to the presidency. (Washington Post)

  • Fox & Friends called Trump’s decision to abandon airstrikes against Iran a “weakness, and weakness begets more attacks.â€� Hosts Brian Kilmeade insisted that “North Korea’s watching. Turkey’s watching. Russia’s watching. China…â€� (Daily Beast)

  • Iran received a message from Trump via Oman warning that an attack on Iran was imminent. Iranian officials said Trump claimed he was “against any war with Iran and wanted to talk to Tehran about various issues.â€� They also said Trump “gave a short period of time to get our response but Iran’s immediate response was that it is up to Supreme Leader.â€� Another official said they would deliver Trump’s message to the Ayatollah, “however, we told the Omani official that any attack against Iran will have regional and international consequences.â€� (Reuters)

    2/ Trump directed ICE to conduct a mass roundup of migrant families that have received deportation orders. The Sunday raids – dubbed the “family op� – will take place in as many as 10 cities and could target about 2,000 immigrants facing deportation orders. (

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