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Moments After Threatening To Bomb Iran, President Trump Just Revealed His Birthday Wish—And It's Irony At Its Finest
"The Bully of the Middle East is DEAD!!! They’ve taken too long to negotiate a deal that would have been great for them, now they will have to pay the price!!!"
You can see his post below.
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When questioned about these remarks during a press conference in the Oval Office, Trump—who had just signed the Secure America Act that allots $70 billion for immigration enforcement—promised the U.S. military would resume its bombing campaign.
Trump suggested that the proposed bombing would be retaliation for a recent incident that prompted a U.S. rescue operation after an Apache helicopter went down. However, U.S. Central Command has not publicly determined whether the helicopter's loss resulted from an accident or hostile action by Iranian forces, leaving the cause of the incident unclear.
He said:
"We're going to be attacking them and attacking them very hard. ... We are, based on the attack on the helicopter, I guess we have a right to do that. They shot down a very incredible, actually a very incredible machine."
"At first they said they didn't do it, then they admitted they did, so it's sort of easy because we have the bomb. We actually have the bomb. We're very lucky the bomb didn't explode. That bomb was lodged in the helicopter but it didn't explode. It was on fire but it didn't explode."
You can hear what they said in the video below.
But just minutes later, Trump had this to say when a reporter asked what he wished for himself ahead of his 80th birthday:
"For my birthday? Well, I'll go a step bigger, okay? Peace for the world. Peace for the world. Middle East, yes. Peace for the whole world."
You can hear what he said in the video below.
These remarks make no sense given the fact that Trump hasn't done anything for world peace whatsoever.
In December, he was presented with FIFA's inaugural “FIFA Peace Prize,” an oversized gold medal trophy that, notably, arrived just months after he failed to secure a Nobel Peace Prize—and just after the U.S. Justice Department suddenly announced that it was dropping an international soccer bribery case.
The following month, Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado faced heavy criticism after she gave her Nobel prize to Trump despite the Nobel Committee's insistence that prizes can't be transferred. Machado ignored the pushback and went to Washington anyway, saying she had done so "as a recognition for his [Trump's] unique commitment with our freedom."
These "recognitions" are as tone-deaf as you could possibly get. The war has raged for more than 100 days with no signs of stopping. And it certainly didn't help when, just two months ago, Trump threatened to bomb Iran "into the stone age" and made genocidal threats about ending an "entire civilization" that critics and legal scholars say amount to threatening war crimes.
Trump's words are irony at their finest.
Trump's remarks came after claiming on Meet the Press on Sunday that he "didn't guarantee no war" despite a long history of claiming there would be no new foreign "entanglements" abroad.
Trump described Iran's leaders as dangerous and unpredictable, saying that stopping their nuclear ambitions was a service to both the world and the United States. He framed the action as consistent with his "America First" approach, arguing that it protected U.S. interests rather than drawing the country into a new war.
Those sure don't sound like the statements of someone who's all in on world peace.
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'X-Men' Star Has Important Wakeup Call For Men After Revealing He's Been Diagnosed With 'Super Rare' Breast Cancer
Tyler Mane, who played Sabretooth in the X-Men franchise, was recently diagnosed with breast cancer, and because it's so rare in men, he initially felt embarrassed by the diagnosis.
But because he was lucky enough for the cancer to be detected early, thanks to his wife advocating for him to be tested, giving him more effective treatment options, Mane decided to speak up and encourage men to stay on top of their health.
In an Instagram post, Mane stated:
"Yep. I have breast cancer. And yep, it’s super rare. Only one percent of breast cancers are in men."
"I’ll be honest, my first reaction was to keep it secret. I mean, it’s kind of embarrassing."
"But then I found out that men are more likely to be diagnosed in advanced stages BECAUSE it’s not talked about and not looked for."
"In fact, my doctors all dismissed it, and it was only because my wife pushed me to get the lump removed that I got in early."
"So let’s start talking about it!"
"One in 755 men will be diagnosed with breast cancer in their lifetime, and if caught early, it’s VERY treatable."
You can watch the video here:
Instagrammers sent notes of encouragement and also thanked Mane for speaking up about his diagnosis.
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X users agreed, with many saying they know men can get breast cancer only because others have spoken up.
Mane may have initially felt embarrassed, but it's important that people with a platform like his opt to talk about things like this, not only to spread awareness but also to combat any stigma.
Always stay up to date on your health checks, and if symptoms arise, don't dismiss them!
New York Man's High School Yearbook Prediction From 2020 About This Year's Knicks Is Going Viral
Pfeufer wrote in his yearbook that he predicted the Knicks would win the NBA playoffs in six games in 2026—which is exactly what it looks like might just happen.
Per tradition, Pfeufer's classmates at Smithtown High School on Long Island all touted their academic, sports, and extracurricular achievements in high school alongside their photos in the yearbook.
But Pfeufer had just six words to say:
"Knicks in 6. 2026 NBA finals."
Pfeufer posted photos of his prediction on Instagram recently where they immediately went viral.
Speaking to the Associated Press, Pfeufer, who is now 23 and working in sales, said his yearbook prediction came about as a sort of "name it and claim it" hope for his beloved team, whom he said were "terrible" at the time, finishing the 2020-21 season with a 41-31 record.
He told the AP:
“I was at my good buddy’s house and I said, ‘Knicks, six, 2026.' It rhymed so well that I just figured, all right, I’m gonna put that there.”
“I could have said Knicks in 5, 2025, or Knicks in 7, 2027. I guess I got the right year.”
Maybe, maybe not. So far, the Knicks lead the San Antonio Spurs 3-1 in the best of seven series after their historic come-from-behind win on Wednesday night after being down by 29 points—the biggest comeback in NBA Finals history.
Pfeufer has been so superstitious about the series he only recently started watching, because every time he'd tune in the Knicks would lose!
On social media, Knicks fans have been in awe of his seemingly prescient yearbook post.
Though some worried he might jinx the Knicks by highlighting his prediction too soon.
Pfeufer told the AP it'll be extra sweet if it happens, since he took quite a bit of guff from his parents for using his yearbook space for a Knicks prediction instead of highlighting his achievements, like being part of his school's honor society.
He said:
“I kept it just as the quote because I thought that if it happened, it would look way better than if I had a bunch of awards underneath."
“Now that it’s happening the way it is, they said for the first time in their lives, alright, you were right."
All the more reason for us all to hope the Knicks pull it off. Do it for Evan, guys!
Game five of the series will take place Saturday June 13 and, if necessary, game six will happen Tuesday, June 16. Here's hoping they pull it off.
Trump Has Everyone Doing A Double-Take After Admitting That He 'Loves The Inflation' In Bonkers Clip
For the second month in a row, inflation exceeded wage growth. Trump’s Bureau of Labor Statistics announced average weekly earnings decreased 0.2% during May and 0.7% from a year ago.
But Trump's response to the economic downturn was unexpected from a President who needs his party to maintain their congressional majority in the upcoming midterm elections. Polls show voters are concerned about their cost of living, but Trump told reporters in the Oval Office Wednesday that he doesn't care.
The POTUS declared:
"I love it. The numbers were great.”
“You know what I really love? I love the inflation."
You can see his comments here:
Trump made similar comments in May.
Members of Congress were quick to respond to Trump's declaration of love.
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Former Georgia Republican Representative and one-time Trump ally Marjorie Taylor Greene told CNN:
"[Trump] basically just handed the Democrats a great big campaign ad for the 2026 midterms."
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Trump's lack of concern for the economic struggles voters are facing has plunged his approval rating to a second term low. An April NBC News poll showed 68% of voters disapproved of Trump’s handling of the economy.
But his loyal sycophants are already making excuses and offering explanations for what Trump really meant when he said he loves inflation, just like they do every time he has a verbal blunder while speaking to the press.
GOP House Speaker Mike Johnson, who was at the Oval Office signing ceremony and heard Trump say it, scurried to do damage control, claiming the POTUS's exact words caught on video were somehow "out of context."
But not everyone will try to claim Trump didn't say what he said. Some will just alter their perception of reality to match whatever Trump says.
People over on the politics subReddit wondered how MAGA minions would now spin inflation as a positive.
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Trump offered his own explanation for his love of the inflation to Rupert Murdoch's tabloid paper, the New York Post.
The POTUS clarified:
"I love the inflation numbers because of what I’m talking about."
"The numbers are going to be phenomenal because what’s showing is that despite the fact that we’re in a war, the numbers are much lower than anticipated, and when we’re out of that war, the numbers will be at lower numbers than they were even before it started."
So, Trump loves the inflation because it could be worse.
Hopefully no one points out how good the economy could be if Trump didn't start a war in the first place.