.@POTUS: "You're very disrespectful in front of this young man... You're a loud, boisterous person. You're Fake News. Be quiet. Be quiet. Be quiet. You're a fake reporter and you report FAKE NEWS." https://t.co/ag30QbC3Iu pic.twitter.com/BciRrLrCKD
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) August 17, 2026
President Trump Rebukes CNN’s Kristen Holmes
Marjorie 'Quitter' Greene
… discussing lowering the nuclear threshold in order to use nuclear weapons against Iran even though Trump claims he's won the war like 40 times and says the US controls the Strait of Hormuz," she adds.https://t.co/JHvVRXVrpK pic.twitter.com/fCW87wMz5v
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) August 17, 2026
New US Territory
— The White House (@WhiteHouse) August 18, 2026
.@POTUS on the Strait of Hormuz: "I like the idea of declaring it a territory. We have total control over the Strait." pic.twitter.com/xovV3kc8Di
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) August 17, 2026
Iran Update, 18 August 2026
Donald J Trump
India’s Chief Election Commissioner
Donald J Trump
Nick Shirley, 26 November 2025
In this video I sit down and interview Yeonmi Park, she escaped North Korea and is one of the few to ever tell what life is actually like living in a socialist country...
President Trump, 17 August 2026
… "They're good poker players, but they're dying."President Trump told Fox News that Iran should "put up the white flag of surrender."
— Trey Yingst (@TreyYingst) August 17, 2026
"I have no time schedule," Trump added. "I'm not in a hurry...the midterms have nothing to do with my thinking."
The President confirmed there is a direct backchannel with IRGC officials.… pic.twitter.com/OAHFVWSQFs
President Trump also reacted to the ongoing talks between Iran and Oman regarding control of the Strait.
"If Oman gets in the way, we'll bomb the shit out of them."
Regarding Israeli elections, the President did not issue an endorsement of any candidate.
"I think it's most appropriate for me to stay out of Israeli elections, but I may endorse somebody."
President Trump indicated positive progress on getting Hamas to disarm, but said that Israel should not be striking Gaza right now.
"We have our own relationship with Hamas. They are giving up their guns."
President Trump Greets Lifeguard Ryder Williams , 17 August 2026
A 10-year-old boy who was saved from a rip current off the coast of Santa Cruz, California, last month said he wasn't sure if he "was going to make it," before a 16-year-old lifeguard and a group of good Samaritans rescued him from violent waters.
— CBS News (@CBSNews) August 6, 2026
Nathaniel Rai and his father,… pic.twitter.com/sWrcM6dE31
🚨WOW. Child Dramatically Rescued in Santa Cruz yesterday
— FoxyFarmer🦊🇺🇸 (@GardensR4Health) July 27, 2026
A 16yr old Lifeguard went VIRAL for the rescue, exhibiting STUNNING lifesaving skills
As onlookers attempted to help, they too were almost swept away, the young lifeguard telling them to save themselves pic.twitter.com/atvNEa4exW
Tons of Cocaine
… communities.7 TONS OF COCAINE SEIZED.
— Homeland Security (@DHSgov) August 17, 2026
Working with the Mexican Navy, @HSI_HQ seized more than $120 MILLION worth of cocaine and arrested 19 traffickers off the coast of Mexico.
Under @POTUS Trump and @SecMullinDHS, we will continue preventing this poison from spreading into our… pic.twitter.com/hdsVqYN70o