Rep. Michael McCaul of Texas, one of the GOP's most prominent foreign affairs hawks, announced on Sunday that he'll retire, while warning that, with Russia's escalation of its invasion of Ukraine, "we got to be very careful not to be on the precipice of a World War III."
McCaul made his statements to ABC News as he discussed this past week's incursion into Polish airspace of Russian drones, which led to NATO scrambling jets to intercept them. Russia said the intrusion was an error, but Poland and other European countries said they had no doubts it was intentional. President Donald Trump said it "could have been a mistake."
McCaul becomes one of at least 10 House members leaving the chamber without seeking higher office, a tally that includes fellow GOP hawk Rep. Don Bacon of Nebraska, who's been increasingly critical of Trump's response to Putin.
President Donald Trump on Sunday tried to justify the fatal U.S. strike on a Venezuelan boat by claiming that 300 million people, presumably Americans, died from drugs last year. He was off by almost 300 million. Earlier this month, Trump ordered the military to blow up a Venezuelan boat suspected of carrying drugs to the United States, killing 11. Trump was asked about allegations that the attack was illegal on Sunday. "What's illegal are the drugs that were on the boat, and the drugs that are being sent into our country, and the fact that 300 million people died last year from drugs, that's what's illegal," Trump said.
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European Union leaders on Sunday slammed Moscow for the second violation of EU territory in less than a week after a Russian drone breached Romanian airspace during an attack on southern Ukraine. "Russia's incursion into Romanian airspace is once again a blatant violation of EU sovereignty and a serious threat to regional security," European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said
President Donald Trump took a swipe at his critics but seemingly revealed his thoughts on his supporters in the process. "Smart people don't like me, you know? And they don't like what we talk about," Trump told attendees of a gala at his Bedminster, New Jersey golf club on Saturday. read more
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