The times, they are a-changin', as then-folk music troubadour Bob Dylan once sang about the radical era America found herself swimming/wading through in the Sixties.
You could say the same thing about whatever they end up calling this era, and the second Trump administration at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. Readers may have seen some of our pieces - so far on Wednesday - covering the Cabinet meeting open to the media.
Treasury Sec. Scott Bessent, per a Playbook report on the team meet-up, explained that "The continued resilience of the economy speaks for itself, even during the Iran — the conflict." It all ties together, after all.
Department of Homeland Security Sec. Markwayne Mullin chimed in as well, which my colleague Bob Hoge shared earlier, refusing to let radical anti-ICE activists like Arizona Rep. Adelita Grijalva (D) throw out reckless slurs against his team unchecked, about allegedly Third-World-esque conditions inside detention/processing centers run by the DHS. And yeah, no one will ever confuse the places for Holiday Inns, Mr. Secretary.
Then there was Secretary of State Marco Rubio, fresh off a whirlwind diplomatic trip to India, among other nations, giving an update earlier on Wednesday.
This part of the Cabinet meeting was on Iran's lame head-fake of a new peace proposal on Wednesday morning, something both Pres. Trump and the WH gave an initial reaction to this morning, as RedState's Nick Arama wrote.
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"First, Secretary Rubio talked about Iran and its nuclear program," as we wrote about the meeting. Here's part of what he said on Iran's words/actions to this point on a peace deal:
First of all, the bottom line is Iran's never going to have a nuclear weapon. And if recent events have done anything, it just reminds us once again that they are the world's leading sponsor of terrorism. And they can never have a nuclear weapon. Now, the president's preference, Mr. President, your preference, as he's told us repeatedly, as always, is to negotiate these things and to figure out if we can have agreements. Diplomacy is our first option, and we continue to work on that through envoys, Mr. Witkoff, and Kushner and others, the vice president, who has been very involved. There's an agreement to be made; we want that to happen. I think there's been some progress and some interest. We'll see over the next few hours or days whether progress can be made.
But I just want to remind everybody, Mr. President, as you know as well, there are other options available to you if that doesn't work....
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President Trump had more to say about the Iranian regime's recent shenanigans - and he wasn't having it - even calling out the lying legacy media:
TRUMP calls Iran's bluff on waiting to get a deal until after the midterms:
— Townhall.com (@townhallcom) May 27, 2026
"I don't care about the midterms. Look what happened last night. That was the prelude to the midterms. People understand that. They know that. Very simple. Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon. I'm doing… pic.twitter.com/ixVbTqhzhe
"People don't want to write about [how well the U.S. is doing versus Iran], but Iran is very much intent. They very much want to make a deal," Trump said. "So far they haven't gotten there, we're not satisfied with it, but we will be...or we'll just have to finish the job."
He continued, "They're negotiating on fumes, but we'll see what happens. Maybe we have to go back and finish it, maybe we don't."
Pres. Trump praised the work of Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, adding that "[Iran] looks like they just want to make a deal. I don't think they have a choice," pointing out that their "economy is in freefall....their money has no value, their whole economic system is broken down."
He tore into them here, saying that Iran mistakenly "thought they could outwait" the U.S., with our officials being occupied with the midterm elections:
I don't care about the midterms. Look what happened last night. That was the prelude to the midterms. People understand it. They know that it's very simple. Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon.
Something Trump made sure to mention during the Cabinet meeting on Wednesday - the 12th one of Trump 47, he said - was that they were saying goodbye to DNI Tulsi Gabbard, as she leaves to be by her husband's side during treatment for cancer:
President Trump pays tribute to DNI Tulsi Gabbard after she announced her resignation to care for her husband after he was diagnosed with cancer.
— Townhall.com (@townhallcom) May 27, 2026
"Tulsi, we're praying for you and your husband. Her husband's not feeling great, but he's going to feel great soon. You're going to… pic.twitter.com/AOFbPyDBTj
It just goes to show that even during meetings on tense situations involving war, making the economy more affordable, and keeping the homeland safe, there's always time for a touch of humanity
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