Trump's public contradiction of intelligence chief Tulsi Gabbard on Iran's nuclear capabilities marked an unprecedented fracture within his administration. The president declared his Director of National Intelligence "wrong" about Iranian weapon development while Israel escalated attacks, killing three Iranian generals and striking a nuclear facility near Isfahan.
By afternoon, multiple B-2 stealth bombers departed American bases and crossed the Pacific toward Guam as Trump weighed military options. Iranian officials warned that US involvement would be "very dangerous for everyone" as the conflict entered its second week without diplomatic breakthrough.
Domestically, Columbia activist Mahmoud Khalil was released from Louisiana ICE detention after a federal judge's ruling, while Vice President JD Vance conducted immigration operations in Los Angeles, mocking Senator Alex Padilla by calling him "Jose." The administration's enforcement intensified with ICE detention numbers reaching record highs and reports of agents bragging after Home Depot raids.