Flaring Iran nuclear crisis provides first major test for pivotal Trump trio
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Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, says ‘all options’ will be on the table amid responding to the Israel-Iran conflict on ‘America Reports.’
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AtrioofkeyTrumpadministrationofficials—SecretaryofDefensePeteHegseth,DirectorofNationalIntelligenceTulsiGabbardandWhiteHousepresssecretaryKarolineLeavitt—areinthemidstoffacingtheirfirstmajorforeignpolicytestintheirhigh-profileadminrolesafterIsraellaunchedpreemptivestrikesonIranandPresidentDonaldTrumpweighsinvolvingtheU.S.intheconflict.
ThetrioascendedtotheirroleswithwidespreadfanfareamongmanyMAGAconservatives,thoughmanycriticsjustmonthsagoquestionediftheirpriorcareerspreparedthemforwhatwastocome.ThecurrentflaringtensionswiththeIslamicRepubliccouldbethefinalarbiterofwhichsidewascorrect.
DefenseSecretaryPeteHegseth.(FoxNews/TheWillCainShow)
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