Trump’s 55-tweet spree tests war powers and accountability

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Source: Letters from an American | Heather Cox Richardson
Trump’s 55-tweet spree tests war powers and accountability
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Heather Cox Richardson argues the biggest story today is the president’s mental state being questioned, highlighted by a three-hour social-media spree with numerous false accusations, AI-generated imagery of political rivals, and threats around Iran; she notes that renaming an Iran operation wouldn’t reset the War Powers Act clock, inflation is rising, and investigations touch the IRS case, Epstein survivors’ testimony, and Tennessee Republicans stripping Democrats from committees, signaling a high-stakes, contentious political moment.

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