Tuesday Afternoon News Updates: Trump’s Golden Ballroom Cannot Stop a War — 5/19/26
Tuesday Afternoon News Updates: Trump’s Golden Ballroom Cannot Stop a War — 5/19/26 Ben Meiselas and MeidasTouch Network May 19, 2026 ∙ U..S. President Donald Trump speaks at the site of ongoing construction of the planned White House ballroom in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 19, 2026. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque Hi all, Ben here. It’s Tuesday, and first I want thank you so much for all the birthday wishes today. I am genuinely moved by all the love from this community. The Meidas Mighty truly are the best. I’ll write a longer note to all of you a little later, but for now, let’s get into it because there is a lot happening. Here are the top stories we are tracking today: Iran threatens to fire hundreds of missiles per day at Gulf energy infrastructure if U.S. strikes resume Trump holds a chaotic press event outside his Golden Ballroom construction site, claims the building will protect all of Washington Trump boasts the ballroom roof will host snipers ...