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“They said that what he did is not even a crime,” the U.S. president said. “That he was persecuted by the Biden administration, and so I gave him a pardon.”
Republicans and Democrats grilled Amer Ghalib, the Trump administration’s nominee to be ambassador to Kuwait, over his views about Israel, Jews and the Middle East.
The former “Fox News” host, who regularly shares antisemitic messages, pivoted often to denouncing Israel at a Turning Point USA event in Indiana.
“If it was a political stunt, it was a very stupid political stunt,” the U.S. vice president said.
The former New York governor asked Mamdani why he supports BDS against Israel but not Uganda.
Katie Wilson, a self-described socialist, has also accused Israel of “genocide” and said she’s open to boycotting the Jewish state.
The nonprofit’s CEO intends to step down on June 30, 2026. “It will be impossible to fill his shoes,” a former B’nai B’rith International president stated.
The Knesset advanced two bills to extend sovereignty in Judea and Samaria, despite Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s opposition.
Georgia Alexakis, a U.S. district court judge, stated that “the plaintiffs have failed to establish the likelihood of success on the merits of the claims that they advance.”
Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed Al Nahyan, of the United Arab Emirates, committed $2 billion to a Trump-Witkoff crypto venture before the U.S. president approved transferring sensitive computer chips to Tahnoon.
Some 47% approve of the U.S. president’s handling of the war, compared to just 31% last month.
Removing the Iranian threat was the linchpin, the U.S. president says.