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The announcement comes after Noem struggled to stand up to a public grilling before the Senate Judiciary Committee.

Trump is making clear that it was his own decision to go after Iran militarily and that he did not have to be dragged into it.

Despite Donald Trump's claims, history shows that Section 122 does not justify his new tariffs.

This is thuggish behavior.

Many past presidents have said that 'all options are on the table' with regard to Iran. Trump meant it.

'The hour of your freedom is at hand,' Trump said. 'This will be, probably, your only chance for generations.'

Trump's hyperbole, often devoid of a single concrete example, came to life in the form of victorious tough guys with gapped smiles last night.

Trump-lovers and Trump-haters got what they wanted last night.

The State of the Union doesn't matter and has never mattered.

As a matter of performance, it often had the feel of a rally inside the congressional chamber.