WATCH: CENTCOM shares new footage from the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier, sailing near Iran.

Trump on Biden:

I do polls, which is better: Crooked Joe or Sleepy Joe?

They poll about even, so I use both.

Trump:

They always like to say, “Trump is a dictator.”

I’m not a dictator, but they were like dictators. They were like the Gestapo.

They were arresting people for going to church, and they were arresting people and treating people horribly.

Interesting: The U.S. not only wants Iran to dismantle its nuclear program, curb missile range, stop threatening Israel, ease repression after recent arrests, BUT ALSO cut energy ties with China, and distance itself from regional proxies.

Source: Al Jazeera

Trump:

Mike Johnson is a very religious person. He does not hide it.

He’ll say to me sometimes at lunch, “Sir, may we pray?” I say, “Excuse me?”

Netanyahu:

Egyptian Army is growing stronger.

We have relations and interests [with Egypt], so we must keep a very close watch and prevent excessive buildup.

Trump looks up:

I behave because I am afraid not to.

I don't want to get in trouble.

Trump:

We are going to rededicate America as one Nation under God.

Trump:

I am the most sued human being in history.

Trump:

They say, “Donald Trump is using the DOJ to get even.”

I don't. But wouldn't I have a right to?

Trump on Sudan:

I am working hard to end that war.

We are very close to getting it done.

That will be number nine.

Trump:

Some people say Hamas won't disarm.

They will. If they don't, they won't be around any longer.

Trump can’t pronunce the name of the President of the Congo.

“The President, will you stand up, please?”

Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov:

If Macron wants a real conversation, he should just call Putin; he will always answer the phone and listen to any proposal.

The United States, Russia and Ukraine have reached an agreement to exchange 314 prisoners during trilateral negotiations held in Abu Dhabi, marking the first such deal in five months.

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Cuba's President Miguel Díaz-Canel:

Cuba is willing to engage in a dialogue with the United States.

Under what conditions? Without pressure; dialogue is impossible under pressure.

A recent European wargame suggests NATO could be dangerously slow and divided if Russia launched a limited incursion against Lithuania, especially using “gray-zone” tactics like humanitarian pretexts rather than a full invasion.

In the scenario, U.S. hesitation, German indecision, and allied caution allowed Russia to seize key terrain within days using relatively small forces.

Source: WSJ

The U.S. Justice Department’s criminal civil rights unit that investigates police misconduct has lost about two-thirds of its prosecutors and has scaled back excessive-force investigations.

Under Trump’s administration, lawyers were told to pursue cases only in egregious circumstances, such as deaths in custody.

Source: Reuters

Hillary Clinton says she wants a public hearing—not just a closed-door deposition—in the House Oversight Committee’s investigation into Jeffrey Epstein, accusing Republicans of turning the probe into a political distraction.

Sira Rego, Spanish Youth Minister:

The next battle should be oriented towards limiting, and surely prohibiting, Twitter.

Why? Because it is a space in which we are seeing flagrant violations of fundamental rights.

Trump endorses Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi.