Overview
- Reporters covering the West Wing describe a frantic atmosphere, with President Trump appearing more erratic and “panicky” and press secretary Karoline Leavitt showing visible frustration during briefings.
- Trump’s recent Truth Social posts featured expletives, calls to “Open the F-ckin’ Strait,” an insult aimed at the Pope, and a warning that “a whole civilisation will die tonight,” which heightened concern over his rhetoric.
- New economic headlines cite March inflation at 3.3 percent and a surge in gasoline prices, undercutting the president’s earlier boasts about cheaper fuel and adding strain for households facing higher daily costs.
- An Ipsos poll cited by the coverage shows 66 percent of Americans want the United States to end its role in the Iran conflict quickly, compared with 27 percent who want the campaign to continue.
- Former diplomat Dafna Rand called the president’s threats unprecedented and said they would be illegal if carried out, as Alternet and Raw Story amplified i Paper correspondent Anushka Asthana’s account of an increasingly strained White House.