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Sunday Afternoon News Updates: Strait Lies From the Trump Regime — 7/19/26

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Sunday Afternoon News Updates: Strait Lies From the Trump Regime — 7/19/26 Your midday update is here Ben Meiselas and MeidasTouch Network Jul 19 ∙ Hi all, Ben here. It’s Sunday, and there is a lot to get through. Thanks so much for all the nice comments on my morning message earlier. And thanks again to all of you who’ve already preordered our new book, WTF America?!: The Way Out of This Hell and Back to Democracy. If you’ve preordered, be sure to let me know in the comments! Here’s what we’re tracking today: T he Strait of Hormuz standoff and Chris Wright’s ABC interview Trump’s “I couldn’t care less” reaction to the war’s escalation after U.S. soldiers are killed The U.S. Embassy in Amman evacuating Aqaba’s airport and seaport over a “credible security threat” Israeli forces entering Syria’s Quneitra province James Comer admitting the House is basically done working before the midterms Mike Johnson’s “Marxism begins with no God” speech at the Family Leadership Summit The Mamdani “...

MTG publicly demolishes Hegseth over dead US troops

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  Sunday Dose of Democracy: Marjorie Taylor Greene shreds Pete Hegseth’s reaction to Iran killing 2 US troops The former Georgia congresswoman finally had enough of the Trump administration's "oh God how could this happen war is terrible no way to avoid this" response to the deaths of US servicemembers in a war that they started and then restarted because Trump couldn't bear the humiliation of having someone else dictate the terms for once. After two more US servicemembers were killed in a missile strike on a US base in Jordan, Hegseth wrote on Twitter "Godspeed, heroes. Their sacrifice only stiffens our resolve.” Infuriating, meaningless platitudes. MTG responded with “Sacrifice?? What the fuck are you talking about?? They did not willingly sacrifice themselves. They were killed because of the war you, Trump, and the admin, are waging on behalf of a FOREIGN COUNTRY, Israel .” We don't agree with MTG on very much, but we definitely share her frustration with...

NEWS: Trump Orders Military to "Open the Gates of Hell," U.S. Issues Worldwide Alert, Activates Secret Terrorism D…

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    Watch now   NEWS: Trump Orders Military to "Open the Gates of Hell," U.S. Issues Worldwide Alert, Activates Secret Terrorism Deportation Court Aaron Parnas Jul 18   Good evening, everyone. We are nearing another dark moment in the Middle East. Two U.S. service members have been killed in Jordan, and I am told that number could rise. President Trump has reportedly ordered the military to “open the gates of hell” on Iran . The United States has also issued a worldwide travel caution, while the Trump administration has activated the never-before-used Alien Terrorist Removal Court , a move that many legal experts argue raises serious constitutional questions. Thank you to everyone who reached out with words of encouragement. I read every message today, and they left me energized and motivated to keep going. I’m also excited for tomorrow’s good news update because I have a special video to share with all of you. This work is not always easy, but it means a great dea...