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Tulsi Gabbard would not say Iran posed an imminent threat. CNN says sources dispute Trump's claim that Washington knew nothing about a major escalation. The administration's war story is no longer under pressure only from critics and officials now speak as though U.S. and Israeli aims are not perfectly aligned.
Donald Trump made the alliance break public on Friday, calling NATO allies 'cowards' for refusing to help secure the Strait of Hormuz. The insult matters because it turns a private burden-sharing dispute into a live test of coalition credibility.
Trump says he is not putting U.S. troops anywhere. Hegseth says the war remains 'on plan' but refuses to offer a timeframe. The administration has settled into the least reassuring possible formula: not yet on troops, not ready on the end.
Joe Kent's resignation is no longer just an isolated act of dissent. ABC's reporting and the Senate hearing fallout show how his break with the administration now anchors a broader fight over whether the imminent-threat case was ever honest.