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Pakistani general says Iran diplomacy still alive, despite US blockade, failed talks

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The United States began enforcing a naval blockade targeting Iranian maritime traffic Monday, sharply escalating tensions in the Gulf just hours after high-level talks in Pakistan between Washington and Tehran collapsed without a deal.
The move, announced by President Donald Trump, came after negotiations in Islamabad ended without a breakthrough, despite what participants described as rare direct engagement between the two sides.
But Lt. Gen. (ret.) Mohammed Saeed, former chief of general staff of the Pakistan Army, said in an exclusive interview with Fox News Digital that the talks came far closer to success than their outcome suggests — and argued that diplomacy is still within reach.
«Both sides are saying they were very close … even inches away from a solution,» he said based on his own knowledge and reports. Saeed retired in 2023 but remained part of the core team handling operational planning, internal security coordination, and sensitive periods of political tension.
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«They talked to each other in a very friendly manner. There was, from both sides, an expression of accommodation and understanding from each other. So, what you can briefly say is that the engagement has sufficient potential to resume.»
The United States began enforcing a naval blockade targeting Iranian maritime traffic April 13, 2026. (Farooq NAEEM / AFP via Getty Images)
Speaking at the White House Monday, Trump defended the blockade, saying, «Right now, there’s no fighting. Right now, we have a blockade … Iran is doing absolutely no business, and we’re going to keep it that way very easily.»
He added that Iran’s military capabilities had been significantly degraded, saying its «Navy has gone, their air force is gone, their anti-aircraft is gone, their radar is gone and their leaders are gone.»
Vice President JD Vance, who led the U.S. delegation, pressed Iran to accept a strict «zero enrichment» policy and remove its stockpile of highly enriched uranium.
«The simple fact is that we need to see an affirmative commitment that they will not seek a nuclear weapon, and they will not seek the tools that would enable them to quickly achieve a nuclear weapon,» Vance said at a press conference in Islamabad.
Iranian leaders rejected those demands, insisting that any agreement must include the immediate release of billions of dollars in frozen assets.
Now, with the blockade in place, Saeed suggested the move may be designed less as a military endgame and more as leverage.
«This blockade could be … a maneuver to build further pressure on Iran to negotiate,» he said.
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Vice President JD Vance speaks during a news conference after meeting with representatives from Pakistan and Iran in Islamabad, Pakistan, April 12, 2026. (Jacquelyn Martin/AP)
The escalation has raised concerns globally, particularly for countries dependent on Gulf energy flows, including Pakistan.
«Everyone in the world must be worried about what kind of economic negative spin-offs such a blockade would have,» Saeed said.
Saeed, who until recently sat at the center of Pakistan’s military leadership, framed the Islamabad talks as a critical reopening of dialogue after decades of hostility.
«It is the first time in 47 years … that there was engagement at the highest level,» he said, calling it «a great moment for diplomacy» and a demonstration of Pakistan’s ability to maintain credibility with both Washington and Tehran.
He pointed in particular to Pakistan’s army chief, Asim Munir, a figure who has drawn unusual attention in Washington.
Trump has publicly praised Munir, at one point calling him his «favorite field marshal,» elevating his profile as a key intermediary in regional diplomacy.
Munir, who rose through Pakistan’s intelligence ranks before becoming army chief, previously served as director general of military intelligence and later led the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI). His career has been defined by deep involvement in regional security and intelligence coordination, including longstanding engagement with Iran.
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Security personnel inspect vehicles entering the Foreign Ministry office in Islamabad on April 9, 2026. (Aamir QURESHI / AFP via Getty Images)
Those ties could prove critical in the current crisis, according to Saeed.
«What people do not know is that when he was director general of military intelligence … he was interacting with Iranians at multiple levels continuously,» Saeed said, describing years of direct engagement with Iran’s military, intelligence and political leadership, including former Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps commander Qassem Soleimani, who was killed in a U.S. strike during Trump’s first term.
«He has had interaction with them for a long time … visiting Iran frequently and interacting on multiple issues,» Saeed said, adding that many current Iranian officials would already be familiar with Munir from earlier roles.
That continuity, he argued, gives Pakistan a rare advantage at a moment when formal diplomatic channels are strained.
«What one can say is that he continues to be one figure internationally who has a personal interaction … in the intelligence community in Iran in the military hierarchy and also on the side of the political leadership,» Saeed said.
«So that’s a huge advantage he has on the other side.»
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Iran’s Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf and Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi were greeted by Pakistan Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar and Army Chief Field Marshal Gen. Asim Munir upon their arrival at Nur Khan airbase in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, on April 11, 2026. (Pakistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs/AP)
For Pakistan, that personal access — combined with its simultaneous relationship with Washington — has become central to its effort to position itself as a credible intermediary, even as the region edges closer to confrontation.
At the same time, Pakistan’s role as a mediator has drawn scrutiny, particularly given its longstanding position on Israel and recent inflammatory remarks by senior officials.
When asked whether Pakistan can be seen as a neutral broker while not recognizing Israel — an actor directly involved in strikes on Iran — Saeed downplayed the issue, saying Israel was not part of the diplomatic track.
«Pakistan’s position with regard to relations with Israel has been consistent since our independence,» he said, adding that Islamabad’s mediation efforts were focused solely on Washington and Tehran.
«Neither of their representatives was on the table … Pakistan was mediating between the U.S. and Iran,» he said.
Despite the current escalation, Saeed maintained that diplomatic channels remain open.
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Iranians react after a ceasefire announcement at the Enqelab square, in Tehran, on April 8, 2026. The United States and Iran agreed to a two-week ceasefire Tuesday barely an hour before U.S. President Donald Trump’s deadline to obliterate the rival country was set to expire, with Tehran to temporarily reopen the vital Strait of Hormuz. (AFP via Getty Images)
«There is a lot of space … for resuming the process,» he said, suggesting talks could restart in Islamabad or elsewhere if both sides shift course.
«On Pakistan’s side, from my personal knowledge of the field marshal, they are relentless. They would not give up. They must not have given up. They must be continuously in touch with both sides. And they would try their best to convince both sides that the blockade is not going to be in their interest, in the interest of the region and in the interest of the international community.»
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Double endorsement drama: Trump backs second candidate in red state’s GOP gubernatorial runoff

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President Donald Trump is making an 11th-hour endorsement in the final stretch ahead of Tuesday’s high-profile Republican gubernatorial runoff in solidly red South Carolina, saying he «can’t hurt one of them by only Endorsing the other.»
Trump on Friday took to Truth Social to say that he was supporting longtime South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson and Lt. Gov. Pamela Evette in the battle for the GOP nomination in the race to succeed term-limited Republican Gov. Henry McMaster.
«I can’t hurt one of them by only Endorsing the other, so, therefore, I am going to Endorse, for Governor of South Carolina, both Pam Evette and Alan Wilson!» Trump wrote, adding: «With either one you can’t go wrong.»
The endorsement of Wilson appears to be a move by Trump to hedge his bets, because Trump is already backing Evette, who is also supported by McMaster, a longtime top ally of the president.
The South Carolina runoff had been viewed as the latest test of Trump’s immense grip over the GOP and the power of his endorsements in Republican nominating contests.
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South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced his candidacy for governor on Monday, June 23, 2025, accompanied by his family. (Tracy Glantz/The State/Tribune News Service via Getty Images)
And his decision to back both Evette and Wilson isn’t the first time he’s made dual endorsements in the same Republican race. He’s already backing both Gina Swoboda and Jay Feely in next month’s Republican primary in Arizona’s 1st Congressional District.
Most famously, Trump endorsed «ERIC» in the 2022 GOP Senate primary in Missouri, where the two major candidates were Eric Schmitt and Eric Greitens. Both candidates claimed the endorsement, with Schmitt ultimately winning the nomination.
In South Carolina, Trump endorsed Evette late last month, a week and a half before the gubernatorial primary.
Evette finished on top of a crowded field of contenders in the primary election, with Wilson second. The field also included Reps. Nancy Mace and Ralph Norman, and multimillionaire businessman Rom Reddy. Since no candidate won a majority of the vote, as the top two finishers, Evette and Wilson advanced to the June 23 runoff.
Mace and Norman endorsed Wilson after failing to advance to the runoff. And Wilson was also backed a week ago by Sen. Ted Cruz, the conservative firebrand from Texas.
The runoff between Evette and Wilson has become combustible, and in Tuesday’s final debate both candidates launched personal attacks and accused each other of lying and misrepresenting their records.
Wilson has worked to contrast his tenure as attorney general with what he’s argued is Evette’s largely ceremonial role as lieutenant governor. And he has spotlighted his experience as a combat veteran, prosecutor, and the state’s top law enforcement official.
Evette has showcased herself as an outsider and a Trump-endorsed businesswoman, while casting Wilson as a career politician.
It’s been 28 years since a Democrat won a gubernatorial election in South Carolina, and the winner of the GOP runoff will be considered the clear favorite in the general election against Democratic nominee Jermaine Johnson, a state representative.

South Carolina Lt. Gov. Pamela Evette announces her bid for the Republican nomination for governor at The Smokestack at Judson Mill in South Carolina on July 14, 2025. (Joshua Boucher/The State/Tribune News Service/Getty Images)
The brute force of the president’s endorsement power has been on display in GOP primaries over the past two months, with his candidates ousting incumbents he targeted in showdowns in Indiana, Louisiana, Kentucky and Texas that grabbed plenty of national attention.
But Trump’s endorsement streak in statewide and congressional Republican primaries was snapped three weeks ago when his last minute endorsement of Republican Rep. Randy Feenstra of Iowa in the race to succeed retiring GOP Gov. Kim Reynolds wasn’t enough to propel the three-term congressman to victory.
Feenstra was narrowly edged by Zach Lahn, a businessman, farmer and former political strategist who was backed by the political wings of MAHA — the acronym for the Make America Healthy Again movement aligned with Trump Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. — and Turning Point USA, the powerful conservative organization co-founded by the late Charlie Kirk.

Zach Lahn raises his fist in celebration after defeating his primary opponent in Iowa’s GOP gubernatorial race on Tuesday, June 2, 2026. (Zach Lahn for Governor via Facebook)
Trump rebounded a week later, as Evette finished first in the GOP gubernatorial primary and longtime Trump ally Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina won a majority of the vote in the Republican Senate primary, and avoided a runoff.
Graham, who was endorsed by Trump, was facing primary challenges from five candidates, including conservative businessman Mark Lynch, who took aim at the senator over his support for the war in Iran. Lynch was backed by some MAGA leaders who have been critical of the president.
And a couple of days ago, Trump-backed candidates won two of the three top races in Georgia and Alabama, with the one setback coming against a billionaire businessman who shelled out over $100 million of his own money to boost his campaign.
Rep. Barry Moore, a House Freedom Caucus member and longtime Trump supporter who was endorsed by the president, comfortably defeated rival Jared Hudson, a former Navy SEAL sniper who was supported by some top names on the right, in solidly red Alabama’s GOP Senate runoff.
In battleground Georgia’s Republican Senate runoff, an 11th hour endorsement by Trump this past weekend helped boost Rep. Mike Collins, a MAGA champion, to victory over former college football coach Derek Dooley, who was backed by popular conservative Gov. Brian Kemp.
Collins will face Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff in the general election in a race that’s among a handful that will likely decide if the GOP holds its slim majority in the chamber in the midterms.

Republican gubernatorial candidate Rick Jackson speaks to supporters at a campaign stop in Alpharetta, Ga., on June 14, 2026. (Paul Steinhauser/Fox News)
Jones regularly showcased his Trump endorsement, but Jackson, who launched his bid in February long after the president had endorsed Jones, repeatedly said that Trump had inspired him to run.
But in Georgia’s GOP gubernatorial runoff, the candidate Trump backed, Lt. Gov. Burt Jones, who was also endorsed by Kemp this past weekend, was defeated by Rick Jackson, who ran as an outsider.
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A Trump political operative, pointing to Tuesday’s loss by Trump-backed Jones, noted that «Rick Jackson set a record for spending in a statewide Republican primary. He spent Tom Steyer level money in a state a fraction of the size of California. That’s going to have an impact.»
And the operative, who asked to remain anonymous to speak more freely, also emphasized that «Rick bearhugged Trump. All of his ads and material was about how he’s going to be Trump’s favorite governor. So the race was not really a referendum on Trump.»
Fox News’ Luke Trevisan contributed to this report
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Un nuevo libro revela que Trump se compara con Alejandro Magno y sigue con preocupación el caso Epstein

Un ansia de venganza. Una falta de límites. Una obsesión con la decoración de interiores y el afán de dejar una huella duradera en su cargo.
Ese es el retrato del presidente Donald Trump en su segundo mandato que surge de Regime Change: Inside the Imperial Presidency of Donald Trump, un nuevo libro escrito por dos periodistas de The New York Times, Maggie Haberman y Jonathan Swan.
El libro, de 464 páginas, que sale a la venta el martes, describe los esfuerzos implacables y transgresores de Trump por doblegar a su antojo al gobierno federal, las instituciones culturales y los ciclos informativos. Se basa en entrevistas exhaustivas realizadas bajo condición de anonimato para relatar debates internos y temas delicados. Según cuentan los autores, durante todo el proceso de investigación se esforzaron al máximo por contactar a las personas mencionadas en el libro y ofrecerles amplias oportunidades para que expusieran su punto de vista.
Regime Change describe al “presidente más poderoso de nuestras vidas”: un líder que actúa movido por “resentimientos e instintos” y al que, al menos en una ocasión, se le vio decorando la Casa Blanca con un tubo de pegamento instantáneo.
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A Trump le encantó ver cómo Zuckerberg y Bezos intentaban congraciarse con él
Según el libro, después de que Trump llegara a la presidencia en las elecciones de 2024, se deleitaba viendo cómo los líderes tecnológicos que antes lo habían despreciado ahora le “lamen las botas”.
Disfrutó especialmente del acercamiento de Mark Zuckerberg, director ejecutivo de Meta, quien había expulsado a Trump de Facebook e Instagram después de los disturbios en el Capitolio del 6 de enero de 2021.
En Mar-a-Lago, Trump solía contar a sus visitantes los mensajes que había recibido de los titanes de las empresas tecnológicas, según el libro. En una ocasión, les enseñó una foto de una carta de uno de los hijos de Zuckerberg, en la que escribía que esperaban con ansias “la edad de oro de Estados Unidos” que llegaría con el regreso de Trump, según el libro. En otra ocasión, les enseñó un mensaje de Jeff Bezos con una selfie sonriente del fundador de Amazon y Lauren Sánchez, ahora su esposa.
En una cena tras las elecciones de 2024, según el libro, Trump y Bezos compartieron un motivo de frustración común: The Washington Post, el periódico de Bezos, cuya cobertura llevaba mucho tiempo irritando a Trump.
Bezos, que compró el Post en 2013, se quejó de que el periódico había sido su peor inversión, según el libro.
“La gente de allí es horrible”, dijo Bezos en referencia al departamento comercial del medio, según el libro. “No escuchan. En mis otras empresas, sí que escuchan”.
Mark Zuckerberg, director ejecutivo de Facebook, Jeff Bezos, CEO de Amazon, y su esposa Lauren Sánchez, asistieron a la toma de posesión de Donald J. Trump como 47.º presidente de los Estados Unidos en el Capitolio de Washington el lunes 20 de enero de 2025. (Foto: Kenny Holston/REUTERS)
En otro momento, Trump parecía maravillarse de la nueva acogida que le dispensaba el mundo tecnológico.
“Me odiaban”, le dijo a Elon Musk, refiriéndose a Zuckerberg y Bezos, según cuenta el libro. Y añadió: “Y míralos ahora”.
“Serviles de primera clase”, dijo Musk, según el libro.
Los altos cargos de la Casa Blanca estaban obsesionados con el escándalo de Jeffrey Epstein
El verano pasado, altos cargos del gobierno se reunieron en la sala de crisis de la Casa Blanca para celebrar una serie de reuniones mientras trabajaban en la respuesta a las revelaciones sobre la relación del presidente con Jeffrey Epstein, y para hacer frente a la presión del Congreso para obligar al gobierno a hacer públicos los documentos relacionados con el delincuente sexual condenado.
Según el libro, en dichas reuniones los funcionarios discutieron sobre la repercusión que tenía el tema entre los seguidores de Trump. En un momento dado, se habló de enviar al vicepresidente JD Vance o a Todd Blanche, un alto funcionario del Departamento de Justicia, al pódcast de Joe Rogan para hablar del tema, según el libro.
En otro momento, se mostraron preocupados por una acusación sin corroborar contra Trump que había salido a la luz en documentos judiciales desclasificados de un caso de difamación de hace una década que Virginia Giuffre, una víctima de Epstein, interpuso contra la compañera de toda la vida de Epstein, Ghislaine Maxwell.
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En dichos documentos, otra denunciante de Epstein, Sarah Ransome, afirmaba que conocía a una chica que dijo haber tenido relaciones sexuales con Trump y que él tenía un fetiche por los pezones, según el libro. Ransome se había retractado más tarde de algunas de sus afirmaciones, y su acusación contra Trump se había hecho pública antes de que él volviera al cargo.
Pero a los funcionarios les preocupaba que incluirla en una base de datos del gobierno le diera más credibilidad, según el libro.
La sala de crisis es un recinto que normalmente se reserva para reuniones sobre asuntos de seguridad nacional de gran importancia. Según el libro, un funcionario diría más tarde que fue una experiencia “surrealista” estar sentado allí “hablando de Donald Trump y de pezones maltratados”.
Trump le pidió a Rupert Murdoch que comparara a Vance con Rubio
A Trump le gusta preguntar a sus aliados si prefieren a su vicepresidente, Vance, o a su secretario de Estado, Marco Rubio. A ambos se les ve como posibles candidatos presidenciales para 2028 y herederos de su movimiento político.
Según el libro, las preguntas del presidente han llegado hasta Rupert Murdoch, el nonagenario magnate de los medios de comunicación, propietario de Fox News, The New York Post y The Wall Street Journal.
En una cena amistosa en la Casa Blanca en octubre, Trump –que había presentado una demanda por difamación contra el Journal después de que este informara que había enviado una tarjeta de cumpleaños obscena a Jeffrey Epstein hace décadas– le preguntó a Murdoch si prefería a Vance o a Rubio, según el libro.
La pregunta tenía una carga especial debido a la presencia de dos hombres en la mesa: los propios Vance y Rubio.

El papa León XIV recibió al vicepresidente de EE.UU., JD Vance, y el secretario de Estado de EE.UU., Marco Rubio, en el Vaticano, el 19 de mayo de 2025. (Foto: Simone Risoluti/Vatican Media/REUTERS)
Murdoch optó por un enfoque diplomático, según relata el libro, pero su preferencia quedó clara.
“Creo que JD tiene potencial para ser genial”, respondió Murdoch, quien, según se dice, había intentado convencer a Trump de que no eligiera a Vance como compañero de candidatura en 2024.
“¿Y qué opinas de Marco?”, insistió el presidente.
Murdoch fue más contundente esta vez, según el libro. “Marco es brillante”, dijo.
Trump quería vengarse de quienes, en su opinión, le habían hecho daño, incluso cuando no recordaba sus nombres
Cuando Trump volvió a la Casa Blanca, se vio consumido por un deseo de venganza que a veces lo distraía.
Una tarde de la primavera de 2025, Trump se esforzaba por recordar a “ese abogado” de su primer gobierno que, según él, había dicho que las elecciones de 2020 “fueron justas y no hubo fraude”, según el libro.
Un asesor de alto rango, Stephen Miller, quien se había ganado la fama de ser el “guardián de las quejas” de Trump, sugirió que quizá Trump se refería a un funcionario de Seguridad Nacional.
Boris Epshteyn, uno de los abogados privados del presidente, hizo una búsqueda rápida en su celular, según cuenta el libro, y dio una respuesta: “Chris Krebs”, quien había dirigido una división del Departamento de Seguridad Nacional durante el primer mandato de Trump.
“Sí, Chris Krebs”, respondió Trump, según el libro. “¿Qué habrá sido de él? Era un tipo malo. Échale un vistazo”.
Unos días después, la Casa Blanca emitió un decreto ejecutivo que ordenaba al Departamento de Justicia investigar a Krebs.
Los Trump han obtenido muchísimas ganancias de la presidencia
Las sospechas de corrupción han acompañado el segundo mandato de Trump, entre otras cosas, por su criptomoneda, por los negocios inmobiliarios de su familia y por aceptar un avión de lujo de Catar.
Según el libro, los inversores extranjeros han visto una “vía más directa para ejercer influencia, al meter dinero directamente en los bolsillos de la familia Trump a través de sus negocios con criptomonedas”.
Pero la familia Trump no solo se ha enriquecido con las criptomonedas.
Sus hijos Eric y Don Jr. cerraron rápidamente acuerdos muy lucrativos, como la adquisición gratuita por parte de Eric de un terreno, valorado en 67 millones de dólares y adyacente a una universidad de Miami, para la creación de la biblioteca presidencial de Trump, según cuenta el libro.
Howard Lutnick, el secretario de Comercio del presidente, dijo que donaría 25 millones de dólares al fondo de la biblioteca, según el libro, una medida muy inusual para un miembro en activo del gabinete.
A Trump le gustan las comparaciones de su poder con el de Mao y Gengis Kan
En una entrevista que Haberman y Swan le hicieron a Trump para el libro, el presidente, que había iniciado la guerra con Irán dos semanas antes, reflexionó sobre su poder.
El presidente enumeró una serie de figuras poderosas de la historia, extraídas de un documento de dos páginas que le había dado un conocido, y luego explicó por qué creía que su poder palidecía en comparación con el suyo, ya que carecían de alcance global.
Al enumerar nombres como Alejandro Magno y Guillermo el Conquistador, el presidente señaló: “No tenían aviones”, según el libro.
Y siguió recitando más nombres: Napoleón, Hitler, Mao, Stalin. Esos líderes, les dijo Trump a los autores, “se mantuvieron en el poder a base de miedo”.
“¿Quién haría algo así?”, preguntó Trump, según el libro. “¿Verdad?”
Stephen Miller adquirió un poder enorme… y se aseguró de que todos lo supieran
Miller fue una figura destacada del gobierno de Trump y de su campaña contra la migración. Pero, como por entonces aún no había cumplido los 35 años, los mandos militares de Trump podían “despacharlo fácilmente”, según el libro.
Para el segundo mandato, eso había cambiado.
Con cargos que no reflejaban su verdadero poder (subjefe de gabinete para políticas y asesor de seguridad nacional), el meticuloso y autoritario Miller acumuló una enorme influencia, según el libro. El subjefe de gabinete de la Casa Blanca, Stephen Miller, habla con los periodistas en Washington D.C. el 21 de mayo de 2026. (Foto: Kevin Lamarque/REUTERS)
Su ámbito de competencia abarcaba la mayor parte del gobierno federal, según el libro, ya que supervisaba las órdenes ejecutivas, contrataba a los abogados que las redactaban e impulsaba la campaña de deportaciones masivas del Departamento de Seguridad Nacional, presionando para que se desplegaran soldados estadounidenses en ciudades del país.
En el proceso, solía reprender a los miembros de su equipo. En una reunión, al exigir que se acelerara el ritmo de las deportaciones, Miller amenazó furioso con despedir a todo el personal del Servicio de Inmigración y Control de Aduanas, recuerda en el libro un alto cargo del gobierno.
El libro relata que Miller solía presentar sus puntos de vista como si fueran peticiones del presidente, aunque se mostraba cauteloso al expresarlas en presencia de Trump.
El asesinato de Charlie Kirk pareció inquietar al presidente, que se enteró por su hijo Barron
Tras el asesinato del activista conservador Charlie Kirk en septiembre, Trump se enteró a través de un joven admirador de Kirk: su hijo de 19 años.
Según el libro, Barron Trump llamó a Trump presa del pánico.
Al hijo del presidente le preocupaba que su padre, al que una bala de un aspirante a asesino le rozó la oreja en 2024, volviera a ser blanco de un atentado. Le dijo al presidente que se ponía en riesgo al hablar ante multitudes, según el libro.
Trump intentó tranquilizar a su hijo.
“Tranquilo, cariño, tranquilo”, dijo el presidente, según el libro. Pero, según cuenta, él mismo estaba claramente nervioso.
A Trump le gusta dar ‘giros inesperados’ cuando llegan malas noticias
Desde hace mucho tiempo, tanto sus críticos como sus seguidores ven a Trump como un maestro de la manipulación mediática: alguien que cambia lo que sale en las noticias cuando cree que no le conviene.
En un pasaje del libro, Trump pareció aludir a ese método.
Cuando la nominación de Pete Hegseth como secretario de Defensa parecía estar en peligro por una acusación de agresión sexual que Hegseth negó, Trump se planteó tirar la toalla y sustituirlo por el gobernador de Florida, Ron DeSantis, un antiguo rival.
“Necesitamos giros inesperados”, le dijo Trump a un aliado sorprendido, según cuenta el libro.
En cambio, relata el libro, Trump “desató” a Vance, a Kirk y a uno de sus hijos, Don Jr., para presionar a cualquier republicano que estuviera pensando en rechazar a Hegseth.
Trump se molestó con Vance tras un ataque contra Irán en 2025
Después de que Estados Unidos bombardeó una instalación de enriquecimiento nuclear enterrada a gran profundidad en Irán en junio de 2025, Trump pronunció un discurso de celebración, en el que declaró falsamente que la operación había “aniquilado completa y totalmente” la capacidad nuclear de Irán.
Pero mientras Trump preparaba el discurso, Vance le propuso suavizar un poco el tono. “Sé lo que hago”, respondió Trump con brusquedad, según el libro.
A la mañana siguiente, según cuenta el libro, Vance apareció en una entrevista en ABC News. No repitió las palabras “aniquilado totalmente”.
Trump no estaba nada contento, según el libro.
“Todo el mundo tiene que decir” la palabra dijo Trump, añadiendo un insulto, según el libro. “Esa es la palabra. Todo el mundo tiene que copiar lo que yo digo. Aniquilado. Aniquilado”.
Trump puede ser un decorador de interiores muy práctico
Algunos de los proyectos de construcción de Trump en Washington –un salón de baile que sustituirá al ala este de la Casa Blanca, un arco triunfal de 76 metros junto al río Potomac– son obras multimillonarias que requieren de obreros con cascos y grúas gigantes.
Pero una mañana, Karoline Leavitt, la secretaria de prensa de la Casa Blanca, entró en el Despacho Oval y se encontró a Trump haciendo cambios en la decoración él mismo.
Según el libro, el presidente tenía un tubo de pegamento extrafuerte en la mano e intentaba adornar la repisa de mármol de la chimenea con nuevas decoraciones doradas.
“Como ya se sabía que prefería sus propias creaciones artísticas a las de cualquier otra persona”, escriben los autores, “ver al presidente echando pegamento sobre los adornos dorados y colocándolos él mismo en la pared no sorprendió a nadie de su círculo más cercano”.
*Por Tim Balk
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‘Political stunt’ prosecution of ICE agent for ‘road rage’ provokes heated DHS response

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The Department of Homeland Security is accusing Minnesota officials of staging a «political stunt» as federal and state authorities square off over whether an ICE agent accused of pointing a gun at motorists should be prosecuted in state or federal court.
The dispute centers on Gregory Morgan Jr., an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent charged with two counts of second-degree assault after prosecutors said he pointed a handgun at motorists during a traffic confrontation while returning from a federal immigration enforcement operation in the Twin Cities.
Morgan’s attorneys, backed by federal officials, argue he is protected under legal doctrines stemming from the Supremacy Clause of the U.S. Constitution, which establishes that federal law supersedes conflicting state laws. Courts have recognized that federal officers may, in certain circumstances, be shielded from state prosecution for actions taken in the course of their official duties. But Minnesota prosecutors say those protections do not apply here, arguing Morgan’s alleged conduct fell outside any legitimate federal law-enforcement function.
The case has grown into a broader fight over the legal protections afforded to federal officers. Hennepin County prosecutors are seeking to keep the matter in state court, while the federal government has joined Morgan’s effort to move it to federal court. Earlier this week, the Department of Justice filed a notice seeking to have Senior Trial Attorney Paul Quast appear on behalf of the United States in the case.
«These actions by Minnesota sanctuary politicians are nothing more than a political stunt,» a DHS spokesperson said in a statement. «States do not have the authority to charge a federal law enforcement officer while performing his official duties.»
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The statement came as Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty’s office urged a federal judge to reject Morgan’s request to transfer the case out of Minnesota state court.
In filings submitted this week, prosecutors argued Morgan is attempting to «transform his moment of road rage — committed on a state highway against Minnesota victims — into a federal enforcement action.»
The filing, submitted by the Hennepin County Attorney’s Office along with the Institute for Constitutional Advocacy and the Washington Litigation Group, contends there is no meaningful connection between the alleged assault and Morgan’s responsibilities as an ICE agent.
According to prosecutors, Morgan’s authority to arrest and detain individuals suspected of violating immigration laws did not extend to confronting motorists on a Minnesota highway.
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«There is no evidence of any job-related circumstance requiring the defendant to rush to his destination or to drive on the highway shoulder to get there,» the filing states. «It was the defendant’s decision to drive illegally on the shoulder to avoid the inconvenience of rush-hour traffic, and to draw and point his firearm at motorists who got in his way.»
Morgan’s attorney, Ryan Pacyga, filed the removal petition last week, arguing the alleged conduct occurred while Morgan was performing federal law enforcement duties and that both he and his partner feared «imminent bodily harm» during the encounter.
According to court records, Morgan was returning to the Whipple Federal Building at Fort Snelling on Feb. 5 after participating in Operation Metro Surge when the incident occurred on Highway 62 near the Interstate 35W interchange.
Prosecutors say Morgan and another ICE agent were driving on the highway shoulder during rush hour when a Cadillac moved over and blocked their path. Authorities allege Morgan then pulled alongside the vehicle, drew a handgun and pointed it at the occupants.
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One of the motorists called 911 and reported that a man had aimed a Glock at his face, while both occupants later told investigators they feared for their safety. Morgan was charged with two counts of second-degree assault and was released after posting $100,000 bail.
Morgan’s case is not the only prosecution stemming from Operation Metro Surge.
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Moriarty’s office later charged another ICE agent, Christian Castro, with multiple assault counts in connection with the alleged shooting of Julio Sosa-Celis, an incident that sparked protests in north Minneapolis.
Fox News Digital reached out to the Justice Department, Moriarty’s office and Pacyga for comment.
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