‘COMPLETELY AND TOTALLY OBLITERATED’: Press Sec. Leavitt Provides Update on U.S. Strikes on Iran’s Nuclear Facilities [WATCH]

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A weekend that changed the course of history… White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt hit morning news programs on Monday to provide official White House statements and the latest developments on the U.S. bombings in Iran. B-2 bombers dropped bunker-buster bombs on Iranian nuclear facilities over the weekend in what’s being called Operation Midnight Hammer. Among the targets: Iran’s Furdow nuclear facility. “We are confident, yes, that Iran’s nuclear sites were completely and totally obliterated … We have a high degree of confidence that where those strikes took place is where Iran’s enriched uranium was stored,” Leavitt told ABC News.

TALE OF TWO PRESIDENTS: Biden Gives Slurred Juneteenth Speech, Trump Posts ‘Too Many Non-Working Holidays’ [WATCH]

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Biden gives Juneteenth speech in Texas.

How did Joe and Don spend Juneteenth? Speaking from a church founded by former slaves in 1848, President Biden on Thursday marked Juneteenth with a pointed rebuke of what he called “efforts to erase history.” “We need to be honest about our history—especially in the face of ongoing efforts to erase it,” Biden said during his remarks in Galveston, Texas, the birthplace of the holiday commemorating the end of slavery in the U.S. Biden also took a swipe at President Trump’s decision to restore the names of military installations that honored Confederate generals. “I played a role in changing names

NEED NEW BLOOD! Two-Thirds of Democratic Voters Want New Leadership, Done With Chuck and Hakeem: Poll

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We’re witnessing the death spiral of the Democratic Party as we know it. Nearly two-thirds of Democratic voters say it’s time for new leadership, as discontent simmers over the party’s direction and sinking approval ratings. According to a Reuters/Ipsos poll out Thursday, 62% of Democrats believe their leaders “should be replaced with new people”—more than double the 30% of Republicans who say the same about their own. Nearly half of Democrats—49 percent—are “unsatisfied” with party leaders, while 41 percent say they are “satisfied” and 10 percent are unsure, the poll found. From The Washington Free Beacon: The poll was released

TERRIBLE TAKE: MSNBC Panelist Defends Iran, Calls Them ‘Most Western Nation’ in Middle East [WATCH]

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Richard Stengel calls Iran "Most Western Nation" in Middle East.

MSNBC political analyst and former Obama official Richard Stengel sparked backlash Thursday after questioning why the U.S. stands with Israel over Iran, declaring that Iran is “the most Western nation” in the Middle East. Stengel brushed aside Iran’s hostile rhetoric and multiple plans to assassinate President Trump. “They chant ‘death to America,’” he admitted, but added, “they also love American movies.” He pressed further: “Why is it a foundational issue for Trump that Iran doesn’t have a nuclear weapon? Why are we allied with Israel?” Stengel, who once served as Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy under President Obama,

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