The Toddler In Chief At War

NEW: Trump tells @BarakRavid in an exclusive @axios interview that he has to "be involved in the appointment" of the next Iranian leader.

Mojtaba Khamenei, the assassinated ayatollah's 56-yo son, "is a lightweight" and "unacceptable to me," he says. https://t.co/lcwPPlFYeq

— Andrew Solender (@AndrewSolender) March 5, 2026

Iran’s Deputy FM Dr. Saeed Khatibzadeh: “Trump wants leadership change in Iran — he can’t even appoint the mayor of New York.”

(H/T @HatsOffff) pic.twitter.com/bkpiiOlIjV

— The Tennessee Holler (@TheTNHoller) March 6, 2026

MASSIE: “Iran is not Venezuela. The Ayatollah was not a president. He was a religious leader… 🇺🇸 & 🇮🇱 turned him into a martyr, expended billions, 6 🇺🇸 families must now lay to rest their sons & daughters. And for what? This administration can't even give us a straight answer.” pic.twitter.com/JnqUFGoDpD

— The Tennessee Holler (@TheTNHoller) March 6, 2026

I was part of 3-person CNN team that went with the Marines into Beirut to evacuate thousands of US civilians as bombing was underway. US embassy folks remained on duty and even went around town to pick folks up. Heavily armed Helo teams and Navy Seal boats provided us protection.…

— Barbara Starr (@bstarrreports) March 5, 2026

This is a very strange, sloppy and unprofessional way for DoD to share this incredibly tragic, important and sensitive information.

Read it a few times.

WTF. pic.twitter.com/m7Peom5C9o

— Paul Rieckhoff🇺🇸🇺🇦 (@PaulRieckhoff) March 5, 2026

"U.S. intelligence analysts have assessed that this campaign has a low likelihood of creating a stable, modernizing government," @IgnatiusPost writes. https://t.co/INcP1ESWui

— Washington Post Opinions (@PostOpinions) March 6, 2026

A New York Times investigation indicates that it was a US strike on an Iranian school that killed 175 people, mostly children. https://t.co/YoR5WY3bWn

— Alex Kane (@alexbkane) March 5, 2026

https://t.co/WhbFphhjHd pic.twitter.com/jZakB7AQr9

— Ahmed Baba (@AhmedBaba_) March 6, 2026

US military official: "I think it's safe to say there's no plan for a wave of new Middle Eastern refugees to the US" pic.twitter.com/P9EOlY8Mhx

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) March 5, 2026

No plan for refugees at all. The U.S. policy is, that’s somebody else’s problem.