President Donald Trump warned on Saturday that the United States may be forced to "militarily complete the job" against Iran, escalating rhetoric after a second round of US strikes on Iranian targets. The strikes came in retaliation for a drone attack on a cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz.
Trump's Warning on Truth Social
"There may come a point when we are no longer able to be reasonable, and will be forced to militarily complete the job that we very successfully started," Trump posted on Truth Social. He added, "If that happens, the Islamic Republic of Iran will no longer exist."
The president's post came about an hour before the Kuwaiti army reported that its air defenses were responding to "hostile" missile and drone attacks. Simultaneously, sirens sounded in Bahrain, according to that country's interior ministry.
Vice President Vance's Comments
Vice President JD Vance reiterated the administration's triumphant stance on the conflict during an interview with HBO's Bill Maher. "If we make the final deal, then great," Vance said. "If we don't make the final deal, their nuclear program is still destroyed. They're still much weaker as a country, so my attitude is America wins either way."
Nomination of Lance Schroyer as ICE Director
Trump also announced on Saturday that he will nominate Lance Schroyer as the next director of US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), succeeding David Venturella, who had been performing the duties of the director. In a Truth Social post, Trump highlighted Schroyer's "over 29 YEARS of Law Enforcement experience in Oklahoma – A State where I WON all 77 Counties in 2016, 2020, and 2024! Lance is a former Oklahoma State Trooper, and United States Marine."
Department of Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin praised the nomination, stating on X that Schroyer "will play a vital role in helping deliver on the President's mandate from the American people to target, arrest, and deport illegal aliens."
