Israel Targets Tehran | Trump Pushes Peace | Minnesota Mourns | No Kings Fizzles | 6/16/25

The A.M. Update

Aaron McIntire

Politics, News, Daily News

4.9 • 773 Ratings

🗓️ 16 June 2025

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

On The A.M. Update, Aaron McIntire covers a volatile weekend. Israel’s “Rising Lion” operation escalates into a third day of war with Iran, with Tel Aviv enduring hypersonic missile barrages and Israel striking Tehran’s nuclear sites, military bases, and oil facilities, killing key figures like the IRGC’s intelligence chief. Netanyahu tells Fox News Israel aims to prevent Iran from arming proxies like the Houthis with nuclear weapons, while Trump, on Truth Social, denies U.S. involvement but warns Iran of severe consequences if attacked, urging a peace deal. McIntire sees Israel’s goal as regime change, noting Netanyahu’s calls to Iranians to rise up. In Minnesota, tragedy strikes as Democratic state lawmakers are targeted in politically motivated shootings; Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband are killed, while Sen. John Hoffman survives. The suspect, Vance Bolter, a bizarre figure with a varied past, allegedly impersonated a police officer. The “No Kings” protests, expected to spark riots, remain peaceful but draw “geriatric” crowds, with Randi Weingarten’s flailing speech and a fear-mongering grandma highlighting media-driven hysteria. A Los Angeles chopper reporter’s drunken rant about his divorce during a protest broadcast epitomizes California chaos. Senate Majority Leader John Thune endorses the “Big Beautiful Bill,” promising historic spending cuts. Reports of Trump pausing ICE raids on certain industries spark fears of a “generational sellout” among supporters. A Politico correction reveals journalistic incompetence, and a New York Times story about a woman’s AI chatbot obsession leading to domestic violence raises alarms about AI’s dangers. McIntire critiques partiality toward Israel, arguing Iran’s nuclear ambitions justify action, and links Middle East destabilization to Western adventurism and Iran’s terrorism sponsorship.

Israel Iran war, Rising Lion, Tel Aviv missile strikes, Tehran attacks, Netanyahu, Trump peace deal, Minnesota shootings, Melissa Hortman, Vance Bolter, No Kings protests, Randi Weingarten, Big Beautiful Bill, John Thune, Trump ICE raids, Politico correction, AI chatbot dangers, Tucker Carlson, Candace Owens, Iran regime change, Middle East destabilization, Western adventurism, Islamists

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0:00.0	It's Monday, June 16th, 2025, a beautiful parade in D.C., a parade of missiles over Tel Aviv,
0:05.6	and a parade of stupid in a city near you next on the AM update.
0:11.2	America's enemies have learned that if you threaten the American people, our soldiers are coming for you,
0:18.1	your defeat will be certain, your demise will be final.
0:21.6	We decided to act because we had to, we saw enough uranium and rich uranium for nine bombs.
0:27.6	And all they had to do was weaponize them. We stopped that.
0:30.6	We're here today because an unspeakable tragedy has unfolded in Minnesota.
0:34.6	I'm just so scared.
0:36.6	And you've got to start bending the cost curve down. And this does bend it down. Literally for the first time in Minnesota. I'm just so scared. And you've got to start bending the cost curve down.
0:39.3	And this does bend it down, literally for the first time in decades.
0:42.3	The finale of the Washington, D.C., military parade, celebrating the 250th birthday of the United States Army.
1:03.0	President Trump addressed the crowd.
1:04.7	Time and again, America's enemies have learned that if you threaten the American people, our soldiers are coming for you, your defeat
1:13.0	will be certain, your demise will be final, and your downfall will be total and complete.
1:26.3	Because our soldiers never give up, never surrender, and never ever quit.
1:32.6	They fight, fight, fight, and they win, win, win.
1:36.0	It was a beautiful parade, a very moving parade at times, illustrating the U.S. Army's really evolution in 250 years. Of course, a lot of things happening
1:46.6	around the rest of the world kind of cast a shadow on the day's events, including this.
1:55.4	Israel, particularly Tel Aviv, withstood nights on end of missile barrages, ballistic missile
2:04.1	barrages from Iran as the war between the two nations intensifies reaching its third day.
2:11.0	Some of those missiles, hypersonic missiles, by the way, quick aside, I've seen more high-definition
2:16.2	video of this war from both Iran and
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