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Trump heads to Canada for first G7 conference, continues focus on Israel as 22nd week back in office kicks off

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President Donald Trump is expected to have a busy 22nd week back in the Oval Office after celebrating his 79th birthday and attending a massive military parade honoring the Army’s 250th anniversary over the weekend, including traveling to Canada on Sunday for his first G7 summit since his inauguration.

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The Israeli Iron Dome air defense system fires at incoming missiles over Tel Aviv, Israel, Friday, June 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

Israel launched preemptive strikes on Iran 

Trump’s week is expected to largely focus on the Middle East after Israel launched preemptive strikes on Iran on Thursday evening after months of attempted and stalled nuclear negotiations and subsequent heightened concern that Iran was advancing its nuclear program. 

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The strikes, which were part of Israel’s «Operation Rising Lion,» targeted Iran’s nuclear and missile infrastructure and killed at least four Iranian military leaders.

Iran said the strikes were a «declaration of war» and has subsequently launched its own strikes on Israel, which have rocked residential communities and left locals killed and buried under the rubble of buildings.

Trump reported on Thursday that the U.S. was made aware ahead of Israel’s initial strikes before they occurred, and he has repeatedly underscored that he wants to reach a nuclear deal with Iran to end the «death and destruction.»

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«I gave Iran chance after chance to make a deal. I told them, in the strongest of words, to ‘just do it,’ but no matter how hard they tried, no matter how close they got, they just couldn’t get it done. I told them it would be much worse than anything they know, anticipated, or were told, that the United States makes the best and most lethal military equipment anywhere in the World, BY FAR, and that Israel has a lot of it, with much more to come – And they know how to use it,» Trump posted to Truth Social on Friday. 

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«Certain Iranian hardliner’s spoke bravely, but they didn’t know what was about to happen. They are all DEAD now, and it will only get worse!» he added. 

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Iran, however, pulled out of nuclear talks with the U.S. that were scheduled for Sunday in Oman.

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People stand near a residential building that was hit by an Iranian missile in central Israel on June 15, 2025. (REUTERS/Tomer Appelbaum)

Trump has continued to push for Iran to make a deal, outlining in a Truth Social post on Sunday that he will use trade with the U.S. to leverage a deal between Israel and Iran while citing previous examples of how his intervention led to peace between other nations. 

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«During my first term, Serbia and Kosovo were going at it hot and heavy, as they have for many decades, and this long time conflict was ready to break out into WAR,» he posted. «I stopped it (Biden has hurt the longer term prospects with some very stupid decisions, but I will fix it, again!). Another case is Egypt and Ethiopia, and their fight over a massive dam that is having an effect on the magnificent Nile River. There is peace, at least for now, because of my intervention, and it will stay that way! Likewise, we will have PEACE, soon, between Israel and Iran! Many calls and meetings now taking place. I do a lot, and never get credit for anything, but that’s OK, the PEOPLE understand. MAKE THE MIDDLE EAST GREAT AGAIN!»

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Trump heads to G7 summit

Sunday evening, Trump headed to a remote ski resort town in Alberta, Canada, where he will meet with leaders from Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the European Union and the United Kingdom on Monday and Tuesday.

The conference of leaders representing seven of the world’s largest economies marks Trump’s first G7 summit of his second administration and comes amid the escalating conflict between Israel and Iran. 

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The summit is expected to focus on conflicts in Israel, the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine, Trump’s tariff policies and the world’s economy. Ukrainian Prime Minister Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum are also expected to attend the summit.

The summit is slated to run from Monday through Tuesday in the Canadian Rockies, which last hosted a G8 summit in 2002 when Russia was among the countries represented in the informal forum. 

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Firefighters douse a burning car in Compton, Calif., on June 7, 2025, during a protest in response to federal immigration operations. (AP Photo/Eric Thayer)

Violent protests against Trump administration continue 

Trump is expected to continue juggling violent protests and riots this week stemming from his administration’s efforts to deport millions of illegal immigrants who flooded the U.S. under the Biden administration. 

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U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents face demonstrators as tear gas fills the air outside the U.S. Immigration and Customs building during a protest in Portland, Ore., on June 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane)

Riots broke out in Los Angeles on June 6, when federal law enforcement officials converged on the city to conduct immigration raids. Local elected Democrat officials, such as Gov. Gavin Newsom and L.A. Mayor Karen Bass, condemned the raids while offering words of support to illegal immigrants. The riots spiraled throughout the week as agitators targeted police with heavy objects, looted stores, set cars on fire and shut down highways. 

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A demonstrator waves an American and Mexican flag during a protest in Compton, Calif., on June 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope)

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On Saturday, «No Kings Day» protests were held in cities nationwide as critics of the president took to the streets to argue that Trump has conducted himself like a monarch. The protests were held on the same day as the massive military parade in Washington, D.C., that honored the Army’s 250th anniversary, which fell on the same day as Flag Day and Trump’s 79th birthday. 

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The protests devolved into violence in a handful of cities, most notably on the West Coast in Portland, Ore., where four law enforcement officers were injured in a riot, as well as continued violence in Los Angeles. 

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USS Nimitz carrier strike group sailing toward Middle East ahead of schedule, US official says

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The USS Nimitz carrier strike group is on its way to the Middle East from the South China Sea, a U.S. official told Fox News. 

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The Nimitz strike group was previously scheduled to replace the USS Carl Vinson carrier strike group, which has been deployed for several months, but is now heading to the Middle East ahead of schedule. The two will now be in the Middle East at the same time. 

USS Carl Vinson was the only aircraft carrier in the region as of last Friday, U.S. defense officials told Fox News. 

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USS Nimitz (CVN-68), the world’s oldest nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, sails out of San Diego Bay to the Pacific Ocean on Nov. 18, 2024. (Kevin Carter/Getty Images)

USS Nimitz – commissioned on May 3, 1975 – is the oldest active aircraft carrier in the U.S. Navy. This is possibly its final sea voyage, as the Nimitz is scheduled to be decommissioned in 2026. The deployment is significant because the Nimitz was also deployed in 1980 when its helicopters were part of the failed U.S. effort known as Operation Eagle Claw to rescue the American hostages being held at the US Embassy in Tehran. The U.S. has been in a shadow war against Iran ever since. 

USS Nimitz departed the South China Sea on Monday morning and was heading west, Reuters reported, citing data from the ship tracking website Marine Traffic. Two sources, including one diplomat, told Reuters the carrier had been scheduled to attend a formal reception in Danang City, central Vietnam, on June 20. 

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It has since been canceled. 

One of the sources said the U.S. Embassy in Hanoi notified him about the reception being called off due to «an emergent operational requirement.» 

The United States is shifting military resources, including ships, in the Middle East amid Israel’s preemptive attacks on Iranian nuclear facilities and leadership and Iran’s retaliatory strikes that have been ongoing for four consecutive days. 

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A fishing boat passes USS Nimitz (CVN-68) as it sails out of San Diego Bay to the Pacific Ocean to perform readiness drills before returning to its homeport of Naval Base Kitsap on Nov. 18, 2024 in San Diego. (Kevin Carter/Getty Images)

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American air defense systems and a Navy destroyer helped Israel shoot down ballistic missiles coming in from Iran on Friday, U.S. officials told Fox News.

The U.S. has both ground-based Patriot missile defense systems and Terminal High Altitude Air Defense systems in the Middle East capable of intercepting ballistic missiles.

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The U.S. Navy also had the destroyer USS Thomas Hudner, which is capable of defending against ballistic missiles, begin sailing from the western Mediterranean Sea toward the eastern Mediterranean, U.S. officials told Fox News. They said the Navy also had directed another destroyer to move forward so it could be available if requested by the White House.

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An Israeli attack on the Shahran oil depot on June 15, 2025 in Tehran, Iran. (Stringer/Getty Images)

One of the officials cited the Nimitz, which was in the Indo-Pacific at the time, as well as USS George Washington, which had just left its port in Japan, as assets the Navy could possibly surge to the Middle East if so ordered. 

American fighter jets were also patrolling the sky in the Middle East to protect personnel and installations, and air bases in the region are taking additional security precautions, the officials said.

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Typically, around 30,000 troops are based in the Middle East, and about 40,000 troops are in the region now, one of the U.S. officials told The Associated Press. That number surged as high as 43,000 last October amid the ongoing tensions between Israel and Iran as well as continuous attacks on commercial and military ships in the Red Sea by the Iranian-backed Houthis in Yemen.

Former President Joe Biden initially surged ships to protect Israel, a close U.S. ally, following the Oct. 7, 2023 attacks by Iran-backed Hamas terrorists. It was seen at the time as a deterrent against Lebanon-based Hezbollah and Iran.

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On Oct. 1, 2024, U.S. Navy destroyers fired about a dozen interceptors in defense of Israel as the country came under attack by more than 200 missiles fired by Iran.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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Francia cierra los stands de Israel en una gran feria internacional de aeronáutica y armamento en rechazo a la guerra en Gaza

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Las repercusiones de las pésimas relaciones entre Israel y Francia por la guerra en Gaza se vieron este lunes en la inauguración del salón de Le Bourget, la feria de armamentos más importante del mundo. Cinco stands industriales israelíes fueron cubiertos con carteles que los ocultaban , debido a la presencia de armas ofensivas, que utilizan en el conflicto en la Franja,. Las empresas israelíes denuncian un “trato injustificado por parte del gobierno francés”.

Cinco stands de armas israelíes (Uvision, Elbit Systems, Israel Aerospace Industries, Rafael y Aeronautics) fueron cubiertos por decisión de la organización, la Asociación Francesa de Industrias Aeronáuticas y Espaciales (GIFAS), el primer día del mayor salón aéreo del mundo.

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Este lunes a la mañana, en el pabellón 3 del Salón Aeronáutico de París, se produjo una gran conmoción , al ver que cinco stands de empresas israelíes, entre ellos Rafael Advanced Systems y Elbit Systems, fueron bloqueados durante la noche, sin que nadie lo supiera. En el lugar, dos miembros de la SPI4G-CRS, o «Sección de Protección e Intervención de 4.ª Generación» de las Compañías de Seguridad de la Policía Republicana, custodiaban uno de los stands.

«Una decisión escandalosa y sin precedentes», se apresuró a denunciar el Ministerio de Defensa israelí.

Shlomo Toaff, vicepresidente de la empresa de defensa israelí Rafael, estuvo presente en el lugar y no ocultó su decepción.

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Personal del Salón Internacional de Aeronáutica y del Espacio de Le Bourget, cubre con una lona un mensaje político a favor de Israel. Foto: EFE

«Ocurrió de la noche a la mañana, sin que pudiéramos hacer nada y sin previo aviso. Y, como pueden ver, no se hizo con prisas», explicó, señalando las robustas barreras de madera cubiertas con tela negra que se erigieron frente a su stand. Se declaró “indignado” y denunció una «sorprendente decisión del gobierno francés, mientras Israel lucha por salvar a sus rehenes y contra la energía nuclear».

Decisión del gobierno de Francia

«No debería haber armas ofensivas presentes», explicó el primer ministro François Bayrou, justificando el cierre de los stands israelíes en Le Bourget, mientras recorría la feria en la mañana del lunes.

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La situación «moralmente inaceptable» en Gaza exige «condena» y «distancia», declaró el lunes el primer ministro François Bayrou, explicando el cierre de los stands israelíes en el Salón Aeronáutico de Le Bourget, donde «no debería haber armas ofensivas presentes».

«Francia considera que esta es una situación terrible para la población de Gaza, desde una perspectiva humanitaria y de seguridad, extremadamente difícil. Francia quería demostrar que no debería haber armas ofensivas en este salón», declaró el primer ministro a la prensa, tras la inauguración de este importante encuentro de las industrias de la aviación y la defensa.

Uno de los stands de Israel, tapado con un panel negro, en la feria de aeronáutica y armas en Le Bourget, Francia. Foto: AP Uno de los stands de Israel, tapado con un panel negro, en la feria de aeronáutica y armas en Le Bourget, Francia. Foto: AP

Protesta contra la presencia israelí en la feria

Los concejales elegidos de Seine-Saint-Denis , la región a donde pertenece la feria, boicotearon la llegada del primer ministro François Bayrou para protestar por la presencia de empresas israelíes.

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Contrariamente a la tradición, los elegidos del departamento de Seine-Saint-Denis no estuvieron presentes en la llegada del jefe de gobierno para participar de las protestas. A pesar de que Israel acaba de lanzar una ofensiva contra Irán y sigue en guerra con Hamas tras el ataque del 7 de octubre de 2023 lanzado por el grupo ultraislámico palestino.

Las acusaciones contra Israel de genocidio y crímenes de guerra van en aumento, provenientes de expertos de la ONU, grupos de derechos humanos y un número creciente de países.

Los empresarios y representantes de fábricas israelíes estaban furiosos con su cierre. «Lo descubrimos al llegar a las 6 de la mañana. Había policías por todas partes. Nadie nos avisó con antelación; nos quedamos atónitos. Todo parecía haber sido cuidadosamente planeado», exclamó Roni Ganani, director de marketing de Elbit Systems, considerada la mayor empresa armamentística de Israel.

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«Este es un escándalo sin precedentes», continuó Schlomo Toaff, vicepresidente de Rafael. «Los organizadores nos dijeron que debíamos hablar. Pero no hubo discusión. Fue una decisión unilateral».

El stand de Industrias Aeroespaciales de Israel (IAI) fue cubierto con un gran cartel, a pedido de los organizadores del Salón Aeronáutico de París.

El embajador israelí en París, Joshua Zarka, se mostró cauto: «No entiendo esta decisión. Las armas presentadas por las industrias israelíes en el Salón Aeronáutico de París son utilizadas por países como autodefensa en Europa del Este y, en general, por todos los países europeos. No veo por qué estas armas podrían representar un problema ahora. A veces es difícil seguir la postura francesa respecto a Israel en los diversos temas que nos preocupan», denunció.

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Denuncias de Amnistía Internacional

Enormes carteles blancos o negros ocultan los stands de Israel en el salón, que parece bllindado. Policías, con armas en la mano, vigilan a su alrededor, con Francia en “Alerta Atentado” máximo a causa del conflicto en Oriente Medio, con su sistema Centinelle anti terrorista al máximo, desplegado en todo su territorio, y las embajadas extranjeras protegidas, ante el miedo a un atentado.

Todo el país está en alerta. Las embajadas extranjeras hasta preparan planes de evacuación para sus ciudadanos y exigen el envío de protección de seguridad a sus países de origen. Ese clima está exacerbado en el salón de Le Bourget.

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A última hora de la mañana del lunes, miembros de la delegación israelí conversaban discretamente en los pasillos del pabellón 3 del Salón Aeronáutico de París, mientras el primer ministro François Bayrou paseaba por el pabellón 2, contiguo a la sede.

GIFAS afirma haber cumplido una instrucción de las autoridades francesas. «El gobierno cedió a la presión», se burló un miembro de la delegación israelí.

Amnistía Internacional había denunciado la presencia de nueve empresas israelíes -un aumento del 70% en comparación con ediciones anteriores- que fabrican armas «utilizadas en Gaza», mientras la guerra continúa.

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Las asociaciones finalmente presentaron un recurso legal para prohibir la presencia de estas empresas en la exposición, «argumentando el riesgo de perpetuar crímenes internacionales». Pero la semana pasada, el Tribunal de Distrito de Bobigny rechazó la solicitud.

Protestas contra la muestra de armamento y aviación de Le Bourget, Francia, este lunes. Foto: AP Protestas contra la muestra de armamento y aviación de Le Bourget, Francia, este lunes. Foto: AP

No podían exponer armas usadas en Gaza

Sin embargo, se había ordenado a los fabricantes que no exhibieran armas ofensivas, utilizadas en el conflicto de Gaza. Las empresas en cuestión no cumplieron. Las ojivas de misiles aún eran visibles, a pesar de los carteles negros, en el stand de Elbit Systems.

Si se retiran estas armas “ofensivas”, las empresas podrán volver a exponer.

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«Nos piden que retiremos lo que vinimos a exponer, no tiene sentido», exclama Roni Ganani. «Hemos decidido no ceder. Estamos celebrando las reuniones que teníamos programadas. Nuestros clientes entran por una puerta trasera. Si es necesario, podríamos permanecer cerrados toda la semana» dijo, furioso.

Su par en Rafael quiere una reapertura «lo antes posible». «Esto es pura discriminación», denunció Schlomo Toaff. «Están ocurriendo acontecimientos muy graves. Luchamos contra las armas nucleares en Irán y el gobierno francés decide censurarnos».

Miembros de la delegación israelí señalaron las «numerosas armas ofensivas» presentadas por muchos otros expositores.

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«¿Qué venden los demás a nuestro alrededor? ¿Caramelos blandos?», preguntó uno. «Basta con mirar los stands estadounidenses, en el mismo pabellón que el nuestro, para darse cuenta de que no nos tratan igual», susurró otro. Se están llevando a cabo conversaciones entre las diferentes partes para encontrar una «solución favorable y rápida».

Crisis diplomática

La cuestión de la prohibición de los stands israelíes en el Salón Aeronáutico de París está tomando un cariz de crisis diplomática. El presidente israelí, Isaac Herzog, denunció el lunes una decisión «escandalosa» del gobierno francés.

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«Nos sorprendió ver esta mañana que los pabellones israelíes estaban sellados y cerrados, impidiendo todo acceso durante el salón. Empresas israelíes firmaron contratos con los organizadores y ellos pagaron. (…) Es como crear un gueto israelí.Considero esto escandaloso y debe corregirse de inmediato», declaró el jefe de Estado israelí en el canal francés LCI.

Los stands de Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI), Rafael, Uvision, Elbit y Aeronautics estaban rodeados por altas lonas negras. En un comunicado, el gobierno israelí denunció una «decisión escandalosa y sin precedentes» , que genera «segregación» contra los expositores israelíes.

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Mientras tanto, la empresa europea Airbus comenzó a beneficiarse con los pedidos de los países del Golfo Pérsico en la feria, que es donde se producen las grandes transacciones de armas y aviones.

El primero fue un pedido de 40 aviones de la arrendadora saudí AviLease. El fabricante europeo de aeronaves anunció el lunes un acuerdo con la arrendadora saudí AviLease para la compra de 30 aviones A320neo y diez cargueros A350, con un valor teórico cercano a los 7000 millones de euros.

El acuerdo, que incluye la posibilidad de ampliar el contrato a 22 cargueros A350F y 55 aviones de la familia A320neo, se firmó ante la prensa en la inauguración del Salón Aeronáutico de París. El importe se calcula con base en los precios de catálogo de 2018. Un concepto que Airbus ha abandonado desde entonces, argumentando que los precios de venta reales dependen de las características específicas de cada contrato, la versión y la configuración del avión, información que ahora es confidencial.

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Boeing anunció el lunes que se centrará en sus clientes en el Salón Aeronáutico de París, en lugar de anunciar contratos comerciales, tras el desastre y la caída de uno de sus aviones en India la semana pasada.

«Nos centramos en apoyar a nuestros clientes, en lugar de anunciar pedidos en esta feria», declaró una portavoz del fabricante de aeronaves estadounidense durante la inauguración de la feria al norte de París, habitualmente marcada por su rivalidad con su competidor europeo Airbus.

La aerolínea polaca LOT, cliente tradicional de la estadounidense Boeing y de la brasileña Embraer, ha elegido por primera vez al fabricante aeronáutico europeo Airbus para modernizar su flota con un pedido en firme de 40 A220 , con un valor teórico de 3.400 millones de dólares.

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La clausura de los stands israelíes está haciendo perder millones de dólares a los empresarios de Israel en las ventas en la feria, cuando la guerra en Gaza se considera un campo de experimentación para la nueva tecnología de la guerra.

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Randi Weingarten, Lee Saunders quit DNC in latest blow to Dem Party leadership

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Two top union leaders have departed the Democratic National Committee (DNC), escalating an internal conflict about the future of the party that was stirred up by former vice chair David Hogg. 

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Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers, and Lee Saunders, president of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, declined offers to stay on as at-large members of the DNC, as first reported by The New York Times. 

«I appear to be out of step with the leadership you are forging, and I do not want to be the one who keeps questioning why we are not enlarging our tent and actively trying to engage more and more of our communities,» Weingarten, the education leader and longtime voice in Democratic politics, said in a letter to Chair Ken Martin which is now circulating on social media. 

The union labor leaders’ departure is the latest blow to Martin, who just last week put his Hogg problem behind him. 

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Randi Weingarten is departing the DNC, telling Chair Ken Martin she is «out of step with the leadership.» (AP/Reuters)

Hogg, the 25-year-old progressive firebrand, announced last week he would not seek re-election for vice chair after sparking internal rifts with his $20 million plan to primary challenge older incumbent Democrats he said are «asleep at the wheel» through his outside political action group, Leaders We Deserve. 

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«There is a huge vacuum of leadership in the Democratic Party and Ken is proving to be a weak, ineffective leader who isn’t ready for any of this,» a former DNC official, who asked for anonymity to speak more freely, told Fox News Digital. 

A DNC committee member, who was also granted anonymity, told Fox News Digital it was «not surprising» the union leaders decided to step down from the DNC, «given they both supported another candidate.»

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Both Weingarten and Saunders supported Martin’s competitor in the race for DNC chair, Wisconsin Democratic Party Chair Ben Wikler. As chair, Martin later removed Weingarten from the DNC’s Rules and Bylaws Committee, which is the group responsible for drafting the Democratic Party’s presidential nominating calendar and election process. 

The committee member said Weingarten and Saunders «are both incredible leaders» with the country’s best interests in mind, and they are «confident we will all come together and focus and continue beating Republicans.»

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David Hogg speaks at the March for our Lives rally against gun violence at the National Mall in Washington on June 11, 2022. (Getty)

«I have no doubt both of them, and the labor unions, will move forward and work together with the Chairman, and every other Democrat who is, first and foremost, focused on beating Donald Trump and the existential threat that he and Republicans pose to Americans’ lives and livelihoods and our democracy,» they added. 

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Another source close to the DNC also pointed to Weingarten’s support for Wikler in a statement to Fox News Digital: «Ever since the horse she bet on in the Chairs race lost, she has always been on the other side of the fence as Ken — this is no surprise.»

Weingarten was also among those in the party who supported Hogg’s controversial plan to primary incumbent older Democrats in safe blue districts. 

Hogg’s decision to leave the DNC followed a damning Politico report, which included leaked audio from a Zoom meeting of Martin lamenting over Hogg’s fallout at the DNC, claiming it had made it harder for Democrats to do their jobs and for Martin to demonstrate his ability to lead.

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Minnesota Democratic Party Chair Ken Martin speaks with Fox News on Dec. 12, 2024 in Washington D.C. (Fox News – Paul Steinhauser)

«I don’t think you intended this, but you essentially destroyed any chance I have to show the leadership that I need to. So, it’s really frustrating,» Martin said. 

Martin affirmed the DNC would stay neutral in Democratic primaries after Hogg’s $20 million primary pledge. The DNC chair gave Hogg the ultimatum to either rescind his vice chair position or forego his political influence through his PAC. 

However, that did not stop Hogg from defying advice and wading into additional Democratic primaries by endorsing Virginia state Del. Irene Shin in the special election to replace the late Rep. Gerry Connolly, D-Va.

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Members voted Wednesday to uphold the Credentials Committee’s resolution proposed by longtime Democratic Party activist, Kalyn Free, to host a re-election for two vice chair positions, which were held by Hogg and DNC Vice Chair Malcolm Kenyatta. 

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Martin commended Hogg’s decision Wednesday, thanking him for «his years of activism, organizing, and fighting for his generation,» as the Democratic Party seemed prepared to leave their Hogg drama in the dust. 

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The union leaders’ departure is the latest public infighting to plague the Democratic Party in the aftermath of losing the White House and Congress in 2024. 

Weingarten and Saunders did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment. 

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