Today's Trump News

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10/08/2026
1. Iran threw out a new list of demands on Saturday as preconditions for navigation in the Strait. "We are handling matters with Iran quietly," Trump said in a brief phone interview. "We are just engaging in semi-negotiations with them. We are watching Iran from the sidelines; the country has high inflation and is short of funds." 2. Trump: The U.S. is engaging in semi-negotiations with Iran. 3. Recently, Kevin Hassett, director of the White House National Economic Council, confirmed in an interview that President Trump frequently talks with new Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Walsh about economic issues. 4. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejected a disarmament proposal for Hamas put forward by U.S.-backed mediators, after expressing doubts about the suggestion for Israel to withdraw from Gaza in stages, further hardening his stance afterward. 5. U.S. media reported on the 9th, citing a senior American official, that the White House "does not mind" Prime Minister Netanyahu rejecting the Gaza peace plan, stating that his remarks were driven by "political needs" in the election cycle. 6. F-16 fighter jets from North American Aerospace Defense Command intercepted two general aviation aircraft that entered a temporary flight restriction zone in Bedminster, New Jersey. 7. Trump: The Senate failed to pass the "Save America Act," even though over 80% of the American public supports it, yet the senators all took a few weeks off. Its simply shameful! 8. Trump: Beginning September 1, Will Schaff will serve as Assistant to the President and White House Counsel.