Political Analysis and Commentary

President Trump late Tuesday shared a clip from the series "The West Wing" dismissing the concept of a "proportional response" after the U.S. launched a new round of strikes on Iran in retaliation for an attack on an Apache helicopter. The president first shared on Truth Social the statement issued

Customers don't resent higher prices nearly as much as they resent being nickel and dimed.

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