Dave Boyer
Articles by Dave Boyer
Mike Pompeo vows to attack Iran leaders if Tehran retaliates
The Trump administration escalated its threats Sunday to hit Iran's top leaders with military strikes if Tehran or its proxies carry out any attacks against American personnel or interests in retaliation for the U.S. drone strike that killed Iranian military commander Qassem Soleimani last week. Published January 5, 2020
Donald Trump warns Iran that U.S. will hit it ‘hard’ if Tehran retaliates for Soleimani killing
President Trump warned Iran Saturday that the U.S. will hit as many as 52 Iranian sites -- one for each of the American hostages held in 1979 -- "very hard" if Tehran retaliates for the U.S. killing Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani. Published January 4, 2020
Donald Trump kicks off evangelical outreach, says ‘God is on our side’
President Trump launched his campaign outreach to evangelical voters Friday, telling thousands of Christian supporters at a megachurch in Florida that "God is on our side." Published January 3, 2020
Trump says he ordered death of Iranian Gen. Soleimani ‘to stop a war’
President Trump said Friday he ordered the attack that killed Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani "to stop a war," but warned Iran that the U.S. has other targets lined up and he won't hesitate to launch more strikes to defend Americans. Published January 3, 2020
Ilhan Omar: Dems are outraged by Trump’s assassination of ‘a foreign official’
Rep. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota said Friday she and her fellow Democrats are outraged that President Trump assassinated Iranian Gen. Hassem Suleimani, whom she called "a foreign official," without telling Congress. Published January 3, 2020
RNC, Trump campaign report combined haul of $463 million in 2019
President Trump's reelection campaign and the Republican National Committee raised a record $463.6 million in 2019 and are starting the pivotal election year with $194.8 million cash on hand, officials said Friday. Published January 3, 2020
Donald Trump says Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani was plotting to kill more Americans
President Trump said Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani was planning to kill more Americans when the U.S. killed him in a drone strike Thursday night, and an ally of the White House said the Iranian was plotting a coup in Iraq. Published January 3, 2020
Chief of Iran-backed embassy siege met with Obama, Biden
A leader of the Iran-backed siege of the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad was welcomed to the White House in 2011 by President Barack Obama, an embarrassment that President Trump's allies on Thursday dumped in the lap of former Vice President Joseph R. Biden. Published January 3, 2020
Joe Biden accuses Donald Trump of recklessness in killing Qassem Soleimani
Former Vice President Joseph R. Biden criticized President Trump's targeted killing of Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani on Thursday night, saying Mr. Trump "just tossed a stick of dynamite into a tinderbox." Published January 3, 2020
Qassem Soleimani killed by U.S. airstrike
The U.S. military claimed responsibility Thursday night for an airstrike that killed Gen. Qassem Soleimani, the head of the Iranian military's elite Quds force, at Baghdad International Airport in Iraq. Published January 2, 2020
Hadi al-Amiri, leader of U.S. Embassy siege in Iraq, was guest of Obama at White House
One of the men identified by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo as a leader of the Iran-backed siege of the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad was welcomed to the White House in 2011 by President Barack Obama. Published January 2, 2020
Donald Trump beats own record for fewest new regulations issued in a year
The Trump administration issued the fewest new regulations during 2019 than in any year since the government began keeping track more than four decades ago, as President Trump cuts away at Obama-era red tape. Published December 31, 2019
Trump announces ‘phase one’ of China trade deal coming January 15
President Trump said Tuesday he will sign "phase one" of a trade deal with China on Jan. 15 at the White House and will travel to Beijing later in the year for talks on a larger agreement. Published December 31, 2019
Corey Lewandowski says he won’t run for Senate in New Hampshire
Former Trump campaign manager Corey Lewandowski announced Tuesday he won't run for a U.S. Senate seat in New Hampshire, dealing a blow to the president's hopes of flipping the seat in 2020. Published December 31, 2019
Michael Bloomberg draws derision for plan to turn East Room of White House into cubicles
Michael Bloomberg's plan to turn the East Room of the White House into an open-office workspace filled with cubicles is drawing derision on social media. Published December 31, 2019
Donald Trump to sign ‘phase one’ of trade deal with China on Jan. 15
President Trump said Tuesday that he'll sign "phase one" of a trade deal with China on Jan. 15 at the White House and will travel to Beijing later in the year for talks on a larger agreement. Published December 31, 2019
Donald Trump’s tweets set records in 2019
President Trump set personal records on Twitter in 2019, reaching out to his 68 million followers in tweet storms that included an impassioned defense against impeachment and sometimes cruel taunts for his critics. Published December 30, 2019
Donald Trump to hold campaign rally in Wisconsin on Jan. 14, same date as Dems debate in Iowa
President Trump will hold a campaign rally in the battleground state of Wisconsin on Jan. 14, his campaign announced Monday as officials prepare to kick the president's 2020 reelection bid into high gear. Published December 30, 2019
Putin thanked Trump for U.S. stopping terrorism plot, White House confirms
The White House confirmed Monday that President Trump spoke a day earlier with Russian President Vladimir Putin, saying the two leaders discussed counterterrorism and arms control. Published December 30, 2019
Donald Trump eyes more action after Syria, Iraq strikes
Top U.S. national security advisers provided President Trump with expanded military options targeting Iran and its proxies late Sunday after U.S. forces launched successful airstrikes on Iranian-backed militias threatening U.S. troops in Iraq. Published December 30, 2019
