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Tim Walz hopes it rains on Trump’s military parade: ‘I’m just going to confess’

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Former Democratic vice presidential nominee Gov. Tim Walz, D-Minn., is hoping for rain on Saturday during President Donald Trump’s military parade.
During a «What’s Next: Conversations on the Path Forward» event hosted by the Center for American Progress (CAP), Walz told CEO Neera Tanden that he had never hoped for rain so much in his life.
«I’m just going to confess to it,» Walz said. «It might get me in trouble. Whatever. I have never so hoped for rain in my life.»
Trump is hosting a massive Flag Day military parade on Saturday to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the U.S. Army. Hundreds of thousands of Americans are expected to gather in the nation’s capital to witness the historic parade, which also coincides with the president’s 79th birthday.
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Gov. Tim Walz (right) said he is hoping for rain during President Donald Trump’s military parade. (Getty Images)
According to the FOX Forecast Center’s Risk Of Weather Impact (ROWI) assessment, there is a medium risk of inclement weather in the nation’s capital, with showers and thunderstorms expected throughout part of the evening.
And Walz is hoping for that perfect storm.
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The Democrat, who rose to the national stage as Vice President Kamala Harris’ running mate during her brief 2024 presidential campaign, criticized Trump along his usual attack lines on Friday.
Walz said Trump is «incompetent at governing,» and America is in a «dangerous time» under Trump’s leadership, which the Minnesota governor said is «marching towards authoritarianism» following the chaotic incident in which authorities forcibly removed Sen. Alex Padilla, D-Calif., from a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) press conference Thursday.

President Donald Trump speaks at Fort Bragg on June 10, 2025, in Fort Bragg, N.C. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
The Democrat confirmed on Friday that he will be speaking at a «No Kings» protest in St. Paul, Minn., this Saturday during Trump’s military parade in Washington, D.C.
«Somehow this got tied to billionaires in China funding this or whatever,» Walz said Friday. «I’m like, these are like people in St. Paul that just do protests and stuff. That’s what they do. They’re feeling it, and they organized it. I think going and making that case, it is a good counter.»
Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, R-Fla., grilled Walz about attending the protest during a House Oversight Committee hearing with his fellow «sanctuary governors» on Capitol Hill Thursday.
Luna said DHS discovered that China considered Walz a «prime target for influence operations.»

Tim Walz, governor of Minnesota, during a House Oversight and Accountability Committee hearing in Washington on June 12, 2025. (Allison Robbert/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
«You are working with, and going to be speaking at, an organization and rally that is not just funded by Christy Walton, the heiress of Walmart, but also has ties to the Chinese Progressive Association largely funding it, that actually brags on their website that they are pro-Maoist,» Luna said.
But Walz dismissed Luna’s allegations, doubling down that Trump’s military parade «just looks wrong, feels wrong.»
«I think I’m going to go be with a few thousand folks who kind of have the tradition that there is a separation there, that we don’t need this. This is not Pyongyang on a Saturday,» Walz said, before admitting he was hoping for rain.
Pyongyang is the capital of North Korea, which is a communist, totalitarian dictatorship. Walz has joined many Democrats, including those planning to protest on Saturday, who have criticized Trump’s military parade, drawing comparisons to China’s and North Korea’s military parades.
Trump’s military parade on Saturday comes amid escalated conflict in the Middle East, after Israel launched air strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities and military leaders, and Iran responded by launching missiles toward Israeli territory.
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Walz was ridiculed earlier this year for celebrating Tesla’s stock drop as protests raged on, rejecting Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).
«On the iPhone, they’ve got that little stock app. I added Tesla to it to give me a little boost during the day — $225 and dropping,» Walz said at the time.
FOX Weather’s Raymond Sanchez contributed to this report.
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At least 8 killed, dozens wounded in Israel after Iran launches new wave of missile strikes

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Iran launched a new wave of missile attacks against Israel on Monday morning, killing at least eight people and wounding dozens of others, according to Israeli emergency services.
Four people in their 70s — two men and two women — were among the people killed in the wave of missile attacks that struck four sites in central Israel, the Israeli Magen David Adom emergency service reported.
In addition to those killed, the MDA said more than 100 others had been evacuated and transported to hospitals, including a 30-year-old woman in serious condition, while rescuers continued to search for people trapped beneath the rubble of destroyed homes.
A six-day-old baby was among those pulled from the rubble.
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Firefighters work to extinguish a blaze after a missile launched from Iran struck Tel Aviv, Israel, Monday, June 16, 2025. (AP)
The attacks raised Israel’s casualties total to at least 24 dead and more than 500 wounded in the conflict that began Friday with an Israeli offensive against Iran.
The Israeli military said its fighter jets responded to the attacks on Monday by striking 10 command centers in Tehran that belonged to Quds Force, an elite arm of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard that conducts military and intelligence operations.
Powerful explosions, likely from Israel’s defense systems intercepting Iranian missiles, shook Tel Aviv shortly before dawn.
A missile fell near the U.S. Embassy branch in Tel Aviv, causing some minor damage to property from concussions of the blast, U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee said on X. There were no injuries to U.S. personnel.
Iran announced it had launched about 100 missiles and promised further retaliation in response to Israel’s attacks on its military and nuclear infrastructure.
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Rescue team work at the site where a missile launched from Iran struck Tel Aviv, Israel, Monday, June 16, 2025. (AP)
At least 224 people have been killed and roughly 1,300 have been wounded in Iran since Israel began its offensive on Friday, and the vast majority of casualties were civilians, according to Iran’s Ministry of Health.
Rights groups, such as the Washington-based Iranian advocacy group Human Rights Activists, have suggested that the Iranian government is undercounting the death toll. The group says it has documented more than 400 people killed, including 197 civilians.
Authorities in the central Israeli city of Petah Tikva said Iranian missiles had struck a residential building, charring concrete walls, shattering windows and pulling the walls off multiple apartments.
On Sunday, during an earlier wave of Iranian missiles on central Israel, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Iran will stop its strikes if Israel halts its attacks.

An explosion is seen during a missile attack in Tel Aviv, Israel, Sunday, June 15, 2025. (AP)
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But after a day of intensive Israeli aerial attacks that extended targets beyond military installations to hit oil refineries and government buildings, Iran’s Revolutionary Guard pledged on Monday that additional rounds of strikes would be «more forceful, severe, precise and destructive than previous ones.»
Israel argues that its assault on Iran’s top military leaders, uranium enrichment sites and nuclear scientists was necessary to stop Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon.
Iran has maintained that its nuclear program is peaceful, and U.S. intelligence agencies and the International Atomic Energy Agency have said Iran was not pursuing a nuclear weapon.
Fox News’ Yael Rotem-Kuriel and The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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El día que Israel quiso que Albert Einstein fuera presidente

El nombre de Albert Einstein pasó a la historia por ser uno de los mejores físicos de la historia mundial. Pero el matemático estuvo cerca de estar ligado a la presidencia de un país cuando recibió el ofrecimiento para conducir Israel, un Estado recién creado para aquel entonces.
Durante 1952, el mundo todavía enfrentaba las consecuencias de la Segunda Guerra Mundial. En aquel entonces, habían pasado solo cuatro años desde el nacimiento de Israel y este no tenía presidente. Entonces, autoridades del país evaluaron la idea: “¿Y si se le ofrece el cargo a Albert Einstein?”.
Israel fue proclamado como Estado independiente en mayo de 1948, luego de una larga historia de migraciones y conflictos. Chaim Weizmann fue el primer presidente del país; era un químico de renombre y un líder político del movimiento sionista. Pero en noviembre de 1952, su muerte dejó un vacío inmediato.
En ese momento, se comenzó a buscar una alternativa con características concretas. Buscaban una persona con autoridad moral, prestigio internacional y que presentara una conexión con los ideales fundacionales del Estado judío. En ese contexto, el nombre de Albert Einstein empezó a resonar entre los funcionarios.
Einstein era una figura admirada en todo el mundo. Para aquel entonces, ya había formulado la Teoría de la Relatividad, además de haber explicado el efecto fotoeléctrico. Entre otras cosas, el físico se destacaba por su actitud ética, su defensa de los derechos humanos y su oposición al nazismo.
Si bien el matemático vivía hace años en Princeton, Nueva Jersey y nunca había puesto un pie en Israel, su nombre tenía un gran peso para la política del país, según detalló National Geographic.
El 17 de noviembre de 1952, Abba Eban, embajador de Israel en Estados Unidos, visitó a Albert Einstein. Allí le presentó un documento, respaldado por la firma de David Ben-Gurión, entonces primer ministro de Israel, donde invitaba al renombrado científico a asumir el cargo de presidente del país.

El ofrecimiento a Albert Einstein no era meramente simbólico ni improvisado, sino una propuesta genuina y cuidadosamente deliberada por los altos mandos del gobierno israelí. La carta, enviada por David Ben-Gurión, destacaba a Einstein como una “gran figura moral y científica”, tanto para el pueblo judío como para el mundo. A pesar de su falta de experiencia política, el gobierno consideraba que el prestigioso físico alemán era la opción perfecta para ser el rostro de su nación en un momento tan importante.
La propuesta dejó a Albert Einstein profundamente sorprendido. Con 74 años, se dedicaba a una vida apacible enfocada en la investigación y la divulgación científica. Aunque siempre había mantenido un interés activo en los asuntos políticos, nunca había participado directamente en ellos, lo que hizo que esta oferta, proveniente de un país con el que se sentía profundamente conectado, le resultara tan inesperada. Su rutina, centrada en la ciencia y la reflexión, no anticipaba un cambio tan monumental en su vida.
Así, el físico alemán decidió rechazar la oferta. Lo hizo con una carta breve, pero profunda, que envió el 18 de noviembre de 1952. En ella decía: “Estoy profundamente conmovido por la oferta del Estado de Israel, pero también entristecido y al mismo tiempo incapaz de aceptarla. Toda mi vida me he ocupado de cuestiones objetivas. Me falta tanto la aptitud natural como la experiencia necesaria para tratar con seres humanos y asumir funciones oficiales. Por estas razones no me siento capacitado para aceptar este cargo”.
Con sus palabras, Einstein dejó en claro que no sentía deseo de llevar adelante el Estado de Israel. Si bien era una persona capacitada en diversos ámbitos, no se sentía capaz de ocupar un cargo como el de presidente.
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