Dramatic rescue of U.S. airman in Iran as Trump proposes expanded war budget

After a dramatic rescue of a U.S. airman in Iran, President Trump posted a profanity-laden threat to Iran that if it didn’t open the Strait of Hormuz it would be “living in Hell.” Representative Madeline Dean, Democrat from Pennsylvania told NPR that Trump’s handling of the war in Iran – and the recent budget he proposed to fund it – are troubling and un-American.

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