In a 15-minute phone call with MS NOW Stephanie Ruhle, President Donald J. Trump laid bare the chilling reality behind America’s decisive military actions against the Iranian regime.

According to Ruhle’s own recap on air, Trump revealed that Iran was mere “two weeks” away from having a nuclear bomb – and they fully intended to use it against America and our allies.

“He said that Iran was two weeks away from having a nuclear bomb—and that they would use it,” Ruhle reported.

This directly contradicts claims from so-called “experts” frequently cited by legacy media outlets, who have insisted Iran was at least a year away from such capability and poses no imminent threat.

The President also doubled down on his assessment of recent U.S. military operations, telling Ruhle that Iran’s infrastructure and capabilities have been “decimated.”

This aligns with previous statements from Trump following U.S. strikes on key Iranian nuclear facilities, where he declared the sites had been “completely and totally obliterated.”

And now, Trump is making it clear: the damage is so extensive that Iran would need up to a decade to rebuild.

According to Ruhle’s account, Trump explained that while America has already crippled Iran’s capabilities, the regime would eventually rebuild, and that outcome is “not acceptable.”

That’s why, in Trump’s view, the mission must continue.

“He said that we could leave the war right now—we could walk away tomorrow—because we have just decimated most of the country and their power. But he said the regime would rebuild; it would take them about 10 years. That’s not an acceptable situation, which is why he thinks we should stay.

“He said the major thing is they cannot have a nuclear weapon. “We obliterated it. We totally obliterated it.” So, that’s very good that we’re there.”

In another blow to globalist alliances, Trump reportedly slammed NATO allies during the call, accusing them of failing to contribute meaningfully to the conflict.

WATCH:

MSNBC reports “BREAKING NEWS” after one of their anchors had a 15-minute phone call with President Trump.

Here’s what he revealed to Stephanie Ruhle:

• “He said that Iran was two weeks away from having a nuclear bomb and they would use it.”

• “He said that we could leave the… pic.twitter.com/t1XpkEfX8m

— The Vigilant Fox (@VigilantFox) March 20, 2026

More from MS NOW:

Trump said the U.S. “totally obliterated” Iran’s ability to build a nuclear weapon with Operation Midnight Hammer in June, but there was still what he called “nuclear dust,” the enriched uranium that nuclear experts believe is mostly stockpiled under a mountain in Isfahan.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday that Iran is no longer capable of enriching uranium or producing ballistic missiles. If Netanyahu’s statement is correct, Iran apparently no longer has the centrifuges to create a nuclear weapon from the “nuclear dust” Trump described, and Israel and the U.S. would have achieved one of their primary objectives.

Experts and administration officials have said that retrieving that uranium would entail a lengthy and dangerous operation that could even require ground troops.

Trump also repeated his assertion that Iran was “two weeks” away from having nuclear weapons after the June attack by U.S. bombers on three nuclear sites in Iran. Trump said that material would have been used “within a day or two or a week,” a claim that members of his administration appear to have disputed. Experts say that while Iran could have enriched the uranium to bomb-grade status quickly, it would have taken longer to make any kind of weapon.

When asked if the U.S. has the same goals as Israel, who helped the U.S. wage its war with Iran, Trump said the goals are “largely similar,” but the difference with Israel is that they “live right next door” to Iran and “we don’t.” Israel and Iran do not share a border.

Despite the massive targeting of military targets by the U.S. and selective targeting of political ones by Israel — resulting in the killing of Iran’s supreme leader and the installation of his son — the war has unleashed chaos in the Middle East, killed thousands of people, including U.S. troops, and destabilized global oil markets as Iran has closed the Strait of Hormuz and targeted oil facilities in the Persian Gulf.

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Why are we basically the only ones dumb enough to not require voter ID?
Full country breakdown @gatewaypundit pic.twitter.com/3rxcc5jj2z

— Victor Nieves (@ItsVictorNieves) March 20, 2026

Why are we basically the only ones dumb enough to not require voter ID?

Around the world we are the exception, not the rule.

The Gateway Pundit broke down the statistics:

The Democrats oppose voter ID laws and are in favor of mail-in voting, while calling Republicans fascists for not agreeing with them.

However, a review of voting laws around the world shows that the overwhelming majority of countries, at least 176 nations and jurisdictions, require voter ID.

Many have no mail-in voting at all, while others allow only very limited domestic mail-in voting restricted to those who are hospitalized, and no country allows illegal aliens to vote.

While a small number of countries permit long-term legal residents to vote in local elections under strict residency conditions, even fewer allow non-citizen residents to vote in national elections.

No countries besides the United States allow jurisdictions, states, provinces, or cities to prohibit poll workers from asking voters for ID.

Most other democracies use automatic civil registration through national ID systems, making same-day walk-in voter registration an unknown concept abroad.

The elephant in the room here is pretty obvious.

Why do you think the Democrats have made this their hill to die on? Why will they do everything in their power to oppose legislation that is supported by the vast majority of Americans?

Reasonable Americans should keep this in mind as they head to the polls this midterm election.

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James O’Keefe, members of the O’Keefe Media Group and other journalists were violently attacked on Skid Row on Friday.

O’Keefe and other journalists confronted petitioners who were engaging in a cash for ballots scheme when all hell broke loose.

A cameraman was punched in the face and others were pepper-sprayed.

“My team, myself & @camhigby were just violently assaulted on Skid Row, my camera crew were punched in the neck and face, we were pepper sprayed, but thankfully just escaped. Some members of our team had to run 10 blocks to get out,” James O’Keefe said.

“We were in the heart of Skid Row confronting the petitioners who @Savsays and my team caught on tape illegally offering drugs for ballot signatures,” O’Keefe said.

WATCH:

My team, myself & @camhigby were just violently assaulted on Skid Row, my camera crew were punched in the neck and face, we were pepper sprayed, but thankfully just escaped. Some members of our team had to run 10 blocks to get out.

We were in the heart of Skid Row confronting… https://t.co/lCmAAPl1op pic.twitter.com/MAOu1oic2L

— James O’Keefe (@JamesOKeefeIII) March 20, 2026

The O’Keefe Media Group on Tuesday released part one of its investigation into a California elections fraud cash for ballots scheme.

James O’Keefe and his team of journalists went undercover on Skid Row in Los Angeles posing as homeless people.

‘Petitioners’ told the undercover journalists that they are paid between $7-$10 per signature. Some of them earn up to $1,000 per day.

“California NGOs Encourage Fake Addresses To Homeless People To Sign Petitions & Register Voters, A State & Federal Felony. Footage Shows 28 Instances Of Cash Changing Hands For Ballot Signatures & Voter Registration Forms,” they said.

CALIFORNIA ELECTIONS FRAUD CASH FOR BALLOTS PART I: Homeless Bribed with Cash & Drugs In Exchange For Registering To Vote & Signing Election Petitions Caught On Tape Undercover On Skid Row In California.

“You can just put Pinocchio Lane.”

California NGOs Encourage Fake… pic.twitter.com/2pkylhgPY9

— James O’Keefe (@JamesOKeefeIII) March 17, 2026

US Attorney Bill Essayli responded to the O’Keefe Media Group’s latest undercover sting exposing a cash for ballots scheme in California.

“Under 52 U.S.C. § 10307(c), it is a federal crime to provide false information on a voter registration form or to offer payment to complete a voter registration form,” Bill Essayli said.

“While longstanding DOJ policy prevents me from discussing specific investigations, I want to assure the public that this DOJ, under the leadership of @AGPamBondi, will aggressively pursue anyone and everyone involved in violating federal election laws,” Essayli said.

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RINO Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) is now attempting to gut key provisions of the SAVE America Act, filing an amendment that would allow individuals born before 1961 to bypass proof-of-citizenship requirements when registering to vote.

The Gateway Pundit has repeatedly exposed RINO betrayals and efforts to undermine election integrity, including Sen. Lisa Murkowski’s (R-AK) history of siding with Democrats on key issues that weaken conservative priorities.

Just weeks ago, we reported how this Alaska senator flat-out refused to support the SAVE America Act, parroting leftist talking points about “disenfranchising” voters while ignoring the real threat of non-citizen voting that threatens our republic.

Now, Murkowski is doubling down on her sabotage. The RINO senator has filed an amendment to the SAVE America Act that would weaken the bill’s core citizenship proof requirements, specifically allowing individuals born before 1961 to bypass providing documentary proof of U.S. citizenship when registering to vote.

This carve-out would create a massive loophole in the legislation, which is designed to ensure only American citizens vote in federal elections by requiring in-person proof like a certified birth certificate, passport, or REAL ID indicating citizenship.

Murkowski’s floor speech defending her opposition to the SAVE Act (focused on the substitute amendment to Senate Bill 1383) was a masterclass in excuses. She claimed the bill’s immediate implementation would create “logistical challenges” in her massive, remote state of Alaska, one-fifth the size of the continental U.S. with a tiny population of just over 700,000.

She whined about dog sled races covering 1,000 miles through roadless areas, the burdens on elderly Alaska Natives born in remote villages without easy access to birth certificates, and the lack of federal funding for states to comply.

The SAVE America Act is a straightforward, common-sense measure to protect elections from fraud—building on what most states already require for voter ID while closing the loophole on non-citizen registration.

Yet Murkowski, the sole Republican who voted against even opening debate on the bill (joining every Democrat in a 51-48 procedural vote), is now pushing this pre-1961 exemption amendment to let older voters skip the citizenship proof step.

According to the Congressional Record:

SA 4661. Ms. MURKOWSKI submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 4420 proposed by Mr. THUNE (for Mr. SCHMITT) to the bill S. 1383, to establish the Veterans Advisory Committee on Equal Access, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows: On page 6, line 13, insert ‘‘This subsection and any other provision of this Act relating to the requirement to provide documentary proof of United States citizenship shall not apply with respect to an individual born before December 31, 1960.’’ after ‘‘application.’’.

Here’s a video of Murkowski speaking out against the SAVE America Act:

JUST IN: Lisa Murkowski has just submitted an AMENDMENT to the SAVE America Act, EXEMPTING people born before 1961 from having to prove their citizenship

If you can’t be bothered to prove you’re a citizen, you have no business voting to begin with.

Stop nitpicking and pass… pic.twitter.com/9sao9egzA6

— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) March 20, 2026

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A new means of expression, or a shameful exploitation?

A year ago, in April 2025, Hollywood star Val Kilmer passed away, putting an end to a storied career – or so we thought.

The news arose yesterday that Kilmer – or at least an AI replica of him – is to appear in a new movie, As Deep as the Grave, by brothers Coerte and John Voorhees.

The pair had originally written one of the roles in the film for Val Kilmer.

The late Val Kilmer will appear in AI form in the upcoming indie movie As Deep as the Grave, which has the support of Kilmer’s estate (which was compensated) and his daughter Mercedes. https://t.co/gI88dHd8Bu pic.twitter.com/4aw9yrr1R3

— IGN (@IGN) March 18, 2026

The Telegraph reported:

“Mr. Kilmer’s cancer diagnosis forced him to abandon the project, and he died soon after in April 2025.

But now, using generative AI tools, a digital replica of Mr. Kilmer has been added into the movie. The AI-generated likeness was created from a trove of videos, images and audio recorded before Mr. Kilmer’s death.”

AI revives Val Kilmer for new film

Posthumous AI role for Val Kilmer

Kilmer’s AI role: ‘As deep as the role’@BislaDiksha gets you more pic.twitter.com/5SqlX3hIFj

— WION (@WIONews) March 19, 2026

“Mr. Kilmer’s daughter Mercedes told The New York Times that her father ‘always looked at emerging technologies with optimism as a tool to expand the possibilities of storytelling… This spirit is something that we are all honoring within this specific film, of which he was an integral part’.”

VAL KILMER RESURRECTED BY AI – DEAD STAR BACK ON SCREEN!

Actor Val Kilmer passed last year.

Hollywood used AI to shove him into a new movie anyway.

Family said yes. Internet split.

Death is no longer a valid excuse to get out of your contract.

Hollywood wins again.

Source:… https://t.co/wi83JB5ABf pic.twitter.com/DSUkfD4xHz

— NewsForce (@Newsforce) March 19, 2026

Some Fans are reacting poorly to the news.

Fox News reported:

“’I do not care how much permission they had to do this, no one should be allowed to do this’, a [social media commenter] said. ‘It should be illegal to resurrect the visage of dead people with genAI imo’.

Someone else wrote, ‘No amount of moral dressing is going to change how sick and greedy this is. The family should be ashamed tbh.’

‘This is difficult, another person posted. ‘If Val wanted this, and desired to go with ‘one final hurray’, maybe it is acceptable. (When Oliver Reed died during Gladiator, they used a body double + light CGI to finish his scenes) But, when this becomes the norm…’”

Read more:

Hollywood Legend Val Kilmer Dead at 65

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