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Reuters
3 days ago
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- Reuters
Trump's threat to destroy Iran nuclear sites a clear red line
DUBAI, May 30 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump's threat to destroy Iran's nuclear facilities is a clear red line and will have severe consequences, the semi-official Fars News Agency reported on Friday. "If U.S. seeks a diplomatic solution, it must abandon the language of threats and sanctions," an unnamed Iranian official said, adding that such threats "are open hostility against Iran's national interests." Trump told reporters, opens new tab on Wednesday at the White House: 'I want it (nuclear agreement) very strong where we can go in with inspectors, we can take whatever we want, we can blow up whatever we want, but nobody getting killed. We can blow up a lab, but nobody is gonna be in a lab, as opposed to everybody being in the lab and blowing it up.' Trump has repeatedly threatened to bomb Iran's nuclear facilities if diplomacy fails to resolve a decades-long dispute over Tehran's nuclear programme. Trump said on Friday that an Iran deal was possible in the "not-too-distant future."
Fox News
4 days ago
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- Fox News
FBI Director Patel says he's had to divert resources to investigate 'copycats' of Comey '86 47' post
FBI Director Kash Patel said he has been forced to divert agents to investigate "copycats" of potential threats to President Donald Trump as a result of former FBI Director James Comey's "86 47" social media post. Bureau officials told Fox News Digital it needs to be focused on "public safety, not cleaning up after political stunts." Patel sat down for an interview with Fox News' Bret Baier and revealed that the FBI has had to investigate "copycats" because of Comey's "beachside venture." "Do you know how many agents I've had to take offline from chasing down child sex predators, fentanyl traffickers, terrorists because everywhere across this country, people are popping up on social media and think that a threat to the life of the president of the United States is a joke and they can do it because he did it?" Patel said. "That's what I'm having to deal with every single day, and that's what I'm having to pull my agents and analysts off because he thought it was funny to go out there and make a political statement," he continued. An FBI official told Fox News Digital that they cannot disclose the number of "copycat" incidents due to ongoing investigations but described the number to Fox News Digital as "significant." Comey met with Secret Service officials in Washington this month for an interview about his "86 47" Instagram post, two sources briefed on the meeting told Fox News. Comey is under investigation for the now-deleted Instagram post that showed seashells arranged on a beach to read "86 47." "Cool shell formation on my beach walk," he wrote along with the post. Some have interpreted the post to mean "86" – get rid of – "47," or Donald Trump, the 47th president. "What people need to understand is that every copycat threat forces the FBI to divert time, agents and resources; resources that should be spent saving lives and taking criminals and deadly drugs off our streets," an FBI official told Fox News Digital. "This kind of chaos was normalized by someone who knows better, and the director reminds lawmakers, especially in places like California and New York that have defended Comey, that we should be focused on public safety, not cleaning up after political stunts." Comey offered an explanation for the post after he received backlash on social media. "I posted earlier a picture of some shells I saw today on a beach walk, which I assumed were a political message," the subsequent post from Comey said. "I didn't realize some folks associate those numbers with violence. It never occurred to me but I oppose violence of any kind so I took the post down." The president, in a separate May interview with Baier, didn't accept Comey's explanation. "He knew exactly what that meant. A child knows what that meant," Trump told Baier. "If you're the FBI director, and you don't know what that meant, that meant 'assassination,' and it says it loud and clear."
Daily Mail
4 days ago
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- Daily Mail
Kash Patel sounds alarm on rise in threats against Trump
FBI Director Kash Patel said his bureau has been overwhelmed by 'copycat' threats to Donald Trump's life after James Comey shared a controversial Instagram post calling to '86 47.' Patel told Fox News' Bret Baier that the former FBI Director's post, which showed seashells on a beach arranged as the numbers, forced him to redirect resources as Trump critics followed suit. The term '86' is often used in hospitality to mean 'get rid' of something, but it has also been used in the mafia to mean a grave eight feet long and six feet deep. 'Do you know how many copycats we've had to investigate as a result of that beachside venture from the former director?' Patel said. 'Do you know how many agents I've had to take offline from chasing down child [sexual] predators, fentanyl traffickers, terrorists?' 'Because everywhere across this country people are popping up on social media and think that a threat to the life of the president of the United States is a joke… and they can do it because [Comey] did it?' Patel grew frustrated as he said he has been made to 'deal with this every single day', adding that he believes Comey thought it was 'funny' to share his seashell post. The FBI did not immediately respond to a request from for details on the threats to Trump's life that they have been inundated with. But it comes after two assassination attempts upended the presidential election last year, with a gunman's bullet grazing Trump's ear in Butler, Pennsylvania in July in one of the most stunning security lapses in modern US history. Patel spoke a day after Comey appeared on CNN to trash Patel's directorship , where he said 'the guy has literally nothing in his entire adult life that prepares him for this role.' Comey added that he 'feels a little bit sorry' for Patel, as he compared him to a dog that caught a car and ' now he has to drive it .' Patel told Baier that he has 'no problem' with Comey criticizing him, and shot back that he has been 'living rent free in that guy's head for years.' It comes as Patel, who was a frequent critic of the FBI before he was tapped to lead it, has rapidly reshaped the bureau in his first months on the job. After picking MAGA insider and podcaster Dan Bongino as his deputy director, Patel relocated over 1,500 FBI agents from Washington DC to around the country. Patel noted that the concentration of FBI agents in DC represented almost a third of its entire workforce, which he said led to a loss of focus on bringing crimes down nationwide. 'A third of the crime doesn't happen here,' the FBI director previously told Fox News. In recent weeks, Patel also announced that he was re-opening several investigations that had previously gone unresolved. This includes the mysterious discovery of cocaine inside the White House in 2023 , which Secret Service investigators said they couldn't get to the bottom of. Bongino also revealed this week that he was re-opening investigations into a pipe bomb that was found during the January 6 riots, and the leak of sensitive information from the Supreme Court regarding the overturning of Roe v Wade. Comey made his appearance on CNN soon after, when he took the opportunity to slam Patel and Bongino as 'podcasters.' 'It's a little confusing to me honestly, I'm sure it's a huge adjustment,' he said. Speaking of Bongino's X post announcing the new investigations, he continued: 'I don't understand this tweet, I assume the investigation of the pipe bomb that was found on January 6 was never closed. The FBI never closes such a thing. 'As to the other things, I thought the Supreme Court Marshall had investigated the leak of the draft opinion, I don't know what the FBI's role is there. ' Cocaine at the White House, I thought the Secret Service investigated that. I don't follow it, and I don't understand it.' He added: 'The FBI often calls for public assistance, this seems much more narrowly targeted - maybe to a former podcast audience.'
Daily Mail
4 days ago
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- Daily Mail
FBI sounds alarm on disturbing rise in threats against President Trump
FBI Director Kash Patel said his bureau has been overwhelmed by 'copycat' threats to Donald Trump 's life after James Comey shared a controversial Instagram post calling to '86 47.' Patel told Fox News ' Bret Baier that the former FBI Director's post, which showed seashells on a beach arranged as the numbers, forced him to redirect resources as Trump critics followed suit. 'Do you know how many copycats we've had to investigate as a result of that beachside venture from the former director?' Patel said. 'Do you know how many agents I've had to take offline from chasing down child sex predators, fentanyl traffickers, terrorists?' 'Because everywhere across this country people are popping up on social media and think that a threat to the life of the president of the United States is a joke… and they can do it because [Comey] did it?' Patel grew frustrated as he said he has been made to 'deal with this every single day', adding that he believes Comey thought it was 'funny' to share his seashell post. The FBI did not immediately respond to a request from for details on the threats to Trump's life that they have been inundated with. But it comes after two assassination attempts upended the presidential election last year, with a gunman's bullet grazing Trump's ear in Butler, Pennsylvania in July in one of the most stunning security lapses in modern US history. Comey shared the bizarre post (pictured) earlier this month, which he later insisted was not intended to be a call for Trump's assassination and he 'didn't realize some folks associate those numbers with violence' Patel spoke a day after Comey appeared on CNN to trash Patel's directorship, where he said 'the guy has literally nothing in his entire adult life that prepares him for this role.' Comey added that he 'feels a little bit sorry' for Patel, as he compared him to a dog that caught a car and ' now he has to drive it.' Patel told Baier that he has 'no problem' with Comey criticizing him, and shot back that he has been 'living rent free in that guy's head for years.' It comes as Patel, who was a frequent critic of the FBI before he was tapped to lead it, has rapidly reshaped the bureau in his first months on the job. After picking MAGA insider and podcaster Dan Bongino as his deputy director, Patel relocated over 1,500 FBI agents from Washington DC to around the country. Patel noted that the concentration of FBI agents in DC represented almost a third of its entire workforce, which he said led to a loss of focus on bringing crimes down nationwide. 'A third of the crime doesn't happen here,' the FBI director previously told Fox News. In recent weeks, Patel also announced that he was re-opening several investigations that had previously gone unresolved. This includes the mysterious discovery of cocaine inside the White House in 2023, which Secret Service investigators said they couldn't get to the bottom of. Bongino also revealed this week that he was re-opening investigations into a pipe bomb that was found during the January 6 riots, and the leak of sensitive information from the Supreme Court regarding the overturning of Roe v Wade. Comey made his appearance on CNN soon after, when he took the opportunity to slam Patel and Bongino as 'podcasters.' 'It's a little confusing to me honestly, I'm sure it's a huge adjustment,' he said. Speaking of Bongino's X post announcing the new investigations, he continued: 'I don't understand this tweet, I assume the investigation of the pipe bomb that was found on January 6 was never closed. The FBI never closes such a thing. 'As to the other things, I thought the Supreme Court Marshall had investigated the leak of the draft opinion, I don't know what the FBI's role is there. ' Cocaine at the White House, I thought the Secret Service investigated that. I don't follow it, and I don't understand it.'
The Guardian
20-05-2025
- Politics
- The Guardian
Canada high commissioner to UK says King's visit will help to counter Trump's threats
King Charles's visit to Canada will 'reinforce' the country's sovereignty against threats from Donald Trump, the Canadian high commissioner in the UK has said. Ralph Goodale reiterated his country's independence as Charles and Camilla visited Canada House in central London on Tuesday ahead of their trip to Ottawa later this month. Speaking about Trump's repeated suggestions that Canada could become the 51st state, Goodale told journalists that the king's visit will show Canada is 'the true north, strong and free – and we will stay that way'. Charles will open a session of the Canadian parliament on 27 May – the first time a monarch has done so since 1957. The visit comes after the election of Mark Carney – a former governor of the banks of Canada and England – as Canadian prime minister, amid a wave of anti-Trump sentiment. 'It's a very important opportunity for His Majesty to be in a forum where he will have the opportunity to speak to Canadians at a time when that message about the significance and the strength of Canadian sovereignty needs to be reinforced by every means possible,' Goodale said. 'The prime minister has made it clear that Canada is not for sale now, is not for sale ever. 'The king, as head of state, will reinforce the power and the strength of that message.' As Charles undertakes his duties as head of state of Canada, he is also playing a role in Keir Starmer's attempt to maintain strong relations with the US. Charles is expected to host Trump for an unprecedented second state visit, after Starmer handed the president an invitation letter from Charles at the White House in February. Carney has criticised that invitation, saying it 'cut across' messages his government is trying to send to the White House in response to threats against Canadian sovereignty. He said Canadians 'weren't impressed' by the gesture 'given the circumstance'. Goodale told the UK's PA news agency that Carney's words were 'direct' and 'very accurate'. He said: 'The prime minister was asked the clear, direct question: what do Canadians think? He answered it very directly and very accurately as an assessment of what Canadian public opinion was at that time.' The monarch's arrival at the high commission marked the 100th anniversary of Canada House in London. The king and queen will visit Ottawa from 26t May to 27 May 2025. The visit will be Charles's first to Canada as sovereign. He will hold audiences with the governor general and Carney before a short ceremony to swear in the queen as a member of the Canadian privy council. He will attend the state opening of parliament accompanied by the queen. During the ceremony, he will deliver the speech from the throne to the Senate Chamber. The occasion will be only the second time that the sovereign has opened a parliament, following Queen Elizabeth II opening the twenty-third Canadian parliament in October 1957, and the third time a sovereign has delivered a speech from the throne.
