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President Trump on Sunday speculated on the future of the Iran war, asking “if and when do I blow the entire nation up?”
Fox News’s Trey Yingst reported that Trump is in a “deciding mode” and “that very big things are going to be happening in the not-so-distant future.”
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U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Mike Waltz on Sunday said President Trump is "absolutely within his rights" to ban CNN, Politico and MS NOW reporters from the White House, claiming the ban prevents reporters who are "not behaving" in good faith.
"Dana, the president is absolutely within his rights to limit journalists to government facilities, particularly when, in his opinion, they're not behaving as good faith journalists," Waltz told CNN's Dana Bash on "State of the Union."
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Maryland Gov. Wes Moore (D) on Sunday accused President Trump of using the Constitution as a “suggestion box” with his ban on CNN, Politico and MS NOW reporters covering the White House.
Moore said in an interview on “State of the Union” with CNN’s Dana Bash that Trump “seems to have a real problem” with free speech, voting rights and states’ rights as defined in the Constitution.
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Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) on Sunday said that the federal government should create a regulatory agency to oversee the development of artificial intelligence (AI), similar to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
"Well, we need to set up an AI agency like the FDA," Khanna told "Face the Nation" host Margaret Brennan on CBS News. "I mean, I don't know what President Trump's vision is, I don't know if he's using AI in an offensive capability, which would give me a lot of pause."
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Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar (R-Fla.) on Sunday said President Trump “has his own style” in handling reporters who cover him, defending his move to ban CNN, Politico and MS NOW‘s reporters from the White House.
“I think that he has his own style and that he will determine who he wants to talk to, but with social media and with all the different outlets out there for people to receive information, I am sure that those journalists are going to be able to cover the president the way that you –– you know, free speech, the way you determine,” Salazar told CBS News’s Margaret Brennan on “Face the Nation.”
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Scott Tranter, Decision Desk HQ's (DDHQ) director of data science, on Sunday said that "time is running out" for Republican Michigan Senate candidate Mike Rogers to close the gap between him and Democratic opponent Abdul El-Sayed.
DDHQ's forecast shows El-Sayed with a 67 percent probability of winning in November, with Rogers holding a 33 percent chance. Tranter told NewsNation's Chris Stirewalt on "The Hill Sunday" that "this one is closer than it should be if you're the Republicans and want to keep the Senate."
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National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett on Sunday defended President Trump's handling of the Iran war and said the president "had to act," suggesting that otherwise the outcome could have been dire.
"The whole thing started because the Iranians told us we don't have to talk to you anymore, because we're two weeks from having a nuclear weapon," Hassett told Fox News's Peter Doocy on "The Sunday Briefing." "And you see that [they're] shooting ships like crazy in the straits and everything; the president had to act."
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Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar (R-Fla.) on Sunday called Venezuela’s interim president, Delcy Rodríguez, a “necessary evil” until the Latin American country can have free and fair elections.
Salazar defended Trump’s decision to meet with Rodríguez in New York City, while Trump is present for the annual United Nations General Assembly. She told CBS News’s Margaret Brennan on “Face the Nation” that he has created a “new blueprint” on “how to deal with dictators.”
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