- President Trump suggested that Americans should be concerned about retaliatory attacks on the US homeland due to the conflict with Iran, stating that "some people will die."
- His comments drew sharp criticism, with Senator Elizabeth Warren calling them "deranged and dangerous."
- Six Americans have been killed overseas in the conflict in Kuwait, but no attacks have yet occurred on US soil.
- Trump's remarks contradict his administration's confident updates about US dominance in the war, and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth sought to reassure Americans about homeland security.
- Trump also indicated that the war with Iran has no fixed end date and expressed a desire to be involved in selecting a new, pro-US leader for Iran, a position that goes against his previous campaign pledges.
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