No one has given the Islamic Republic of Iran a greater opportunity to make a Deal than me. TRAGICALLY, for them, they have failed to take it. Therefore, today, I am announcing the MOST CRUSHING ECONOMIC OPERATION EVER TAKEN AGAINST ANY COUNTRY! This will be Economic Warfare and Isolation on an unprecedented scale. Their navy is gone, their air force is destroyed, their military factories are now rubble, their currency is worthless, and their country is hanging by a thread. Today, I am also announcing that ANY country that allows its financial institutions, businesses, airports, or government entities to provide any type of lifeline to Iran will itself face TREMENDOUS Economic Consequences. Oil smuggling, swap lines, cash transfers, exchange houses, ship registries, front companies — It all needs to stop NOW. You know who you are. This will be an ECONOMIC D-DAY, and we need all of our Allies to stand with the United States of America to isolate, and defeat, the Iran threat. These maniacs are on the ropes, and these HISTORIC MEASURES will cripple them and their ability to project terror worldwide. IRAN WILL NEVER HAVE A NUCLEAR WEAPON. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER. President DONALD J. TRUMP
20 posts from Wednesday, August 19, 2026
Day AnalysisTHE GREATEST RALLY OF THEM ALL
THE MIDTERM CONVENTION is coming to Dallas, Texas, September 9th and 10th. It will be a Rally like never before — Incredible!
For the first time EVER, Republicans from all across our Great Country will come together for a Midterm Convention to celebrate our Tremendous Victories and Success, showcase our incredible Candidates, and prepare for the most important Midterm Election in History. Our Movement is bigger, better, and stronger than ever before. We have MADE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN, AND WE ARE GOING TO CELEBRATE THIS TREMENDOUS AND TOTALLY UNPRECEDENTED SUCCESS! The Radical Left Lunatics are trying to destroy our Country, but they have failed, and will never be successful, unless we allow that to happen — AND WE WON’T!
We are going to WIN the Midterms, protect and cherish our Country, and make it GREATER THAN EVER BEFORE. Be there, September 9th and 10th — It will be like nothing else. The Music, Excitement, and Importance of this Evening will be at levels never seen at a Convention or Political Event. I will be with you both nights, and rarin’ to go. See you in Dallas! President DONALD J. TRUMP
https://gopconvention.com
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Text in image: U.S. SENATOR FROM ALASKA DAN S. SULLIVAN ADVANCES! ENDORSED BY PRESIDENT TRUMP! TRUMP VANCE MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!
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This is a political campaign graphic with a blue-to-red gradient background bordered by a thin white frame. It shows a close-up photo of Donald Trump on the left, with a stern/serious expression, wearing a dark suit, white shirt, and blue tie. On the right is a headshot of a man (identified in the text as Nick Begich) with brown hair, wearing a dark suit, light blue shirt, and a red striped tie with a small American flag pin on his lapel. At the bottom center is a "TRUMP VANCE / MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!" campaign logo flanked by rows of stars.
Text in image: CONGRESSMAN (AK-AL) NICK BEGICH ADVANCES! ENDORSED BY PRESIDENT TRUMP! TRUMP VANCE MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!
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Today I am honored to nominate the wonderful Dr. Heidi Overton, MD, PhD, as our next FDA Commissioner. Dr. Heidi has been a ROCKSTAR in my Administration, where she has worked directly with Secretary Kennedy, Dr. Oz, and team, to deliver on the MOST TRANSFORMATIVE Health Agenda in History. She is known to take on the HARDEST issues, and bring me solutions that work best for the Country. Heidi is “ALWAYS RIGHT,” Secretary Kennedy recently said in the Oval Office! We need her leadership at the FDA now to ensure that the U.S. remains the WORLD LEADER for Scientific Discovery and CURES.
Dr. Overton was a prestigious White House Fellow in my First Term, is a Board-Certified Physician in Public Health and General Preventive Medicine, and holds a Ph.D. in Clinical Investigations from the Johns Hopkins University. She is SMART and RESPECTED by all! Dr. Heidi will work with Secretary Kennedy and Dr. Oz to RAPIDLY deliver on my priorities of FASTER Cures, INCREASED American Innovation, MAJOR Clinical Trial Reforms, LOWER Drug Prices, and even more MAHA WINS!
Dr. Overton will continue putting AMERICA FIRST, and creating a HEALTHY AMERICA. Congratulations to Dr. Heidi Overton! President DONALD J. TRUMP
RT: https://truthsocial.com/users/realDonaldTrump/statuses/117122893417828005He Bet Big on Trump. The Prize Could Be the Florida Governor’s Mansion: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/19/us/elections/byron-donalds-profile-florida-governors-race.html
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A screenshot of page 5 of a printed article/document (likely a news profile), with several paragraphs of body text above a photograph. The photo shows a man in sunglasses wearing a light gray suit with a black tie, holding hands with a woman wearing sunglasses and a cream-colored fur/shearling coat with a fringed patterned skirt underneath. They are walking through an ornate indoor space with marble columns, potted plants, and a statue in the background, suggestive of an upscale venue or hotel lobby.
Text in image: told the Florida Trident that they married only so she could get cheaper, in-state tuition. They divorced after a few years. During his young adulthood, he sold what he has described as small amounts of marijuana to make ends meet. He was charged with marijuana possession, a case that was dropped after he completed a program for first-time offenders. He was arrested in connection with what he later said was a bank-card fraud scheme, a case that was also dropped and later sealed from his record. At Florida State, he joined a business fraternity and met Erika Lees, a sixth-generation Floridian from the Tampa area, who is now his wife. She encouraged him to go to church. He was 21 when, while waiting tables at Cracker Barrel one day, he served a group of customers returning from a religious revival. Mr. Donalds has said that as he rolled silverware, he felt a call from God to stop running from his faith. He hurried outside, met the departing religious group he had just served, and prayed with them. Mr. Donalds and his new wife settled in Naples, where they both worked in the finance sector, had three sons and became youth leaders at a nondenominational Christian church. Mr. Donalds coached youth basketball and football. 5
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A screenshot of page 6 of a printed news article (formatted like a New York Times piece) about U.S. Representative Byron Donalds, with a photo caption at top referencing a New York Times photo credit, followed by several paragraphs of body text discussing his political biography — his political awakening during the financial crisis, involvement with the Naples Tea Party, a 2012 congressional loss, his 2016 Florida Legislature win, support for a felon voting rights ballot measure, his defense of Ron DeSantis against dog-whistle accusations, and a note that his relationship with DeSantis later fractured.
Text in image: Byron Donalds and his wife, Erika Donalds, at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Fla., in February, to attend the wedding of Dan Scavino, White House deputy chief of staff. Eric Lee for The New York Times "He's kind of portrayed himself as a Black Horatio Alger, someone who has pulled himself up by his bootstraps," said Peter J. Bergerson, a professor emeritus of political science at Florida Gulf Coast University who has followed Mr. Donalds' political career. Mr. Donalds's interest in politics began with the financial crisis. While working on an investment report for work, he said in the interview, he grew angry watching a House Financial Services Committee hearing. "They just didn't know what they were talking about," he recalled. "It was frustrating." Mr. Donalds soon began reading books on economic theory, he and his wife said. He watched less ESPN and more CNBC. By 2010, Mr. Donalds had joined the Naples Tea Party. The movement, which objected to big government spending and financial bailouts under the Obama administration, faced accusations of racism, Mr. Donalds recalled. At one Tea Party rally, two older white women asked to take a photograph with him. He asked why. "'Because we want to prove to our friends that we're not racists,'" Mr. Donalds recalled them saying. As Tea Party candidates racked up electoral victories, Mr. Donalds mounted his first campaign for Congress in 2012 — and lost. But he made an impression, said Neil G. Volz, a political activist who met Mr. Donalds at a candidate forum that year. "You just could see the political skills that he had right out the gate," he said. In 2016, Mr. Donalds won a seat in the Florida Legislature. He would go on to support a ballot measure in 2018 that would restore many felons' voting rights, a campaign that Mr. Volz helped lead. That year, Mr. Donalds went on cable news to defend Mr. DeSantis, then the Republican nominee for governor, after he was accused of using a racist dog whistle against his Democratic opponent, Andrew Gillum, who was Black. His relationship with Mr. DeSantis fractured five years later. 6
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A page (numbered 7) from what appears to be a New York Times article/document, with body text above and below a photograph. The photo shows Donald Trump on a stage decorated with red-and-white star-patterned bunting and a banner reading "MAKE AMERICA GREA[T]," shaking hands with Rep. Byron Donalds. Standing behind and around them, applauding, are several other people including men resembling Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump, a woman in a blue dress resembling Lara Trump, a young woman in black, and other men in suits. The photo caption credits Hiroko Masuike/The New York Times and relates the image to Byron Donalds' 2023 endorsement of Trump over Florida Governor Ron DeSantis. The surrounding text discusses the 2024 Republican presidential primary split between Trump and DeSantis, Donalds' rise to prominence after his 2020 congressional election, his objection to a DeSantis administration proposal about Black history curriculum standards, and DeSantis's dismissive response to Donalds' endorsement of Trump.
Text in image: As the 2024 presidential election approached, Florida Republicans were divided over whether to support Mr. Trump, whose re-election seemed uncertain, or Mr. DeSantis, who became a conservative darling during the coronavirus pandemic. Byron Donalds' endorsement of Donald J. Trump over his governor, Ron DeSantis, for president in 2023 paid off hugely. Hiroko Masuike/The New York Times Mr. Donalds's prominence had risen after he was elected to Congress in 2020 and became a go-to guest on conservative news shows. In 2023, he objected to the DeSantis administration's proposed rewrite of Black history standards for middle school, which said enslaved people "developed skills which, in some instances, could be applied for their personal benefit." Mr. Donalds endorsed Mr. Trump. Mr. DeSantis responded by saying that Mr. Donalds had not played much of a role in the state's conservative policy triumphs. 7 KE AMERICA GREA
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A screenshot/scan of a printed news article page (page 8), plain black text on a white background, no images or graphics. The excerpt discusses Florida politics: it describes Byron Donalds continuing to praise Ron DeSantis as "best governor in the country" despite the president's endorsement of Donalds for governor effectively blocking DeSantis from naming a political heir. It notes DeSantis considered having his wife Casey run to succeed him and appointed Jay Collins as lieutenant governor but declined to endorse anyone for governor. It states Donalds raised over $100 million and looked unbeatable, quotes a pastor named Mike Durante (76) from a Donalds rally at a veterans' hall in Naples who said his support was simple because "I support Trump, and he supports Trump." A credit line notes Kirsten Noyes contributed research.
Text in image: Mr. Donalds has continued to publicly praise Mr. DeSantis as the "best governor in the country." But the president's endorsement of Mr. Donalds for governor effectively denied Mr. DeSantis the power to name a political heir. Last year, the governor weighed whether his wife, Casey, should run to succeed him. He also appointed an ally, Jay Collins, as lieutenant governor, but then declined to back him — or anyone else — for governor. But Mr. Donalds, who raised more than $100 million over the course of the campaign, looked unbeatable. Mike Durante, 76, a pastor who attended a Donalds rally at a veterans' hall in Naples last week, said the choice was simple. "I support Trump," he said. "And he supports Trump." Kirsten Noyes contributed research. 8
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The most gratifying loss last night was that of a real treasonous creep, Alexander Vindman, to a Radical Left Lunatic, who can’t speak or think properly, and who will go down to certain defeat at the hands of Ashley Moody, a truly Fantastic Senator, from the Great State Florida. Vindman, if you remember, was the one who lied about my “Perfect Call” with President Zelenskyy of Ukraine, only to find out that the conversation was routinely recorded and proved that I was 100% in the right (Completely Innocent!). It was, indeed, a Perfect Call, and the Dumocrats Fake Impeachment effort massively failed. Vindman should be prosecuted for what he did! President Donald J. TRUMP
I told Congressman Cory Mills of Florida, a friend of mine, to get out of the Race, but he wouldn’t listen. He thought he could win, so who can blame him? We now have a great candidate, Ryan Elijah, running in his place! Ryan stands for EVERYTHING MAGA, and is respected by ALL. He has my Complete and Total Endorsement! President DONALD J. TRUMP
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A political campaign graphic with a blue-to-red gradient background and a white border frame. It shows a serious/stern-looking photo of Donald Trump (in a dark suit, white shirt, blue tie) on the left, and a smiling older woman with short gray hair, round glasses, dark top, and a turquoise squash-blossom necklace on the right (identified by the on-image text as Harriet Hageman). At the bottom center is the "TRUMP VANCE / MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!" campaign logo flanked by star rows.
Text in image: REPUBLICAN NOMINEE FOR U.S. SENATOR FROM WYOMING HARRIET HAGEMAN WINS! ENDORSED BY PRESIDENT TRUMP! TRUMP VANCE MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!
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A digitally composed/AI-generated image showing a man resembling Donald Trump, in a dark suit and red tie, pulling a large black pipeline labeled "KEYSTONE" up out of the ground with both hands. Dirt and debris fly around the pipe. Behind him is a dark, stormy sky with sun breaking through clouds, and American flags on poles on both sides. To the left is a gray stone grave marker/headstone reading "BURIED BY BIDEN." A small plaque or sign near the pipeline reads "KEYSTONE PIPELINE / COMPLETELY FREE / ENERGY, JOBS, AMERICA FIRST." The image appears to be a political meme asserting that the Keystone Pipeline was killed ("buried") by Biden and is being revived/dug up by Trump, tying it to themes of energy independence and jobs.
Text in image: KEYSTONE BURIED BY BIDEN KEYSTONE PIPELINE COMPLETELY FREE ENERGY, JOBS, AMERICA FIRST.
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I have paused the 50% Tariffs against Canada, that were scheduled to kick in tomorrow morning for a three day period, based on the fact that Canada and the U.S.A., subject to the finalization of documents, have a DEAL! The great Keystone XL Pipeline, long ago killed by Sleepy Joe Biden, may be awoken from the grave! Thank you for your attention to this matter. President DONALD J. TRUMP
A lot of great WINS tonight!!! President DJT
SleazeBag Vindman loses tonight to a Radical Left Lunatic. How cool is that??? President DJT
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A political campaign graphic on a blue-to-red gradient background with a thin blue border frame. On the left is a close-up photo of Donald Trump wearing a dark suit, white shirt, and blue tie, with a serious/stern expression, looking slightly down at the camera. On the right is a photo of a smiling woman with long dark brown hair, wearing a dark blazer over a white top, identified in the headline as Ashley Moody. At the bottom center is a "TRUMP VANCE / MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!" campaign logo with stars.
Text in image: U.S. SENATOR FROM FLORIDA ASHLEY MOODY WINS! ENDORSED BY PRESIDENT TRUMP! TRUMP VANCE MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN! ★★★★★
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A political campaign graphic with a blue-to-red gradient background. On the left is a close-up photo of Donald Trump wearing a dark suit, white shirt, and dark tie, with a stern/serious expression. On the right is a photo of a smiling man with short gray/brown hair, glasses, and a beard/goatee, wearing a navy suit, white shirt, and a red-patterned tie with a round pin on his lapel. At the bottom center is a "TRUMP VANCE / MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!" campaign logo with stars on either side.
Text in image: FLORIDA STATE REPRESENTATIVE (FL-HD-72) BILL CONERLY WINS! ENDORSED BY PRESIDENT TRUMP! TRUMP VANCE MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN! ★★★★★
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A campaign graphic with a blue-to-red gradient background and a thin blue border. It shows two photos side by side: on the left, a close-up of Donald Trump with a stern/serious expression, wearing a dark suit, white shirt, and blue tie; on the right, a smiling man with short brown hair and a beard, wearing a dark suit, white shirt, and a striped tie, with a small round pin on his lapel. At the bottom center is the "TRUMP VANCE / MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!" campaign logo with stars on either side.
Text in image: FLORIDA STATE REPRESENTATIVE (FL-HD-48) JON ALBERT WINS! ENDORSED BY PRESIDENT TRUMP! TRUMP VANCE ★★★★★ MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN! ★★★★★
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Text in image: REPUBLICAN NOMINEE FOR GOVERNOR OF FLORIDA BYRON DONALDS WINS! ENDORSED BY PRESIDENT TRUMP! TRUMP VANCE MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN! ★★★★★
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Text in image: FLORIDA COMMISSIONER OF AGRICULTURE WILTON SIMPSON WINS! ENDORSED BY PRESIDENT TRUMP! TRUMP VANCE MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!
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A political campaign graphic with a blue-to-red gradient background. It announces an election win for a congressman, featuring a photo of Donald Trump (serious/stern expression, looking at the camera) on the left and a photo of a smiling man in a suit and red tie on the right, identified as Jimmy Patronis. A "TRUMP VANCE / MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!" campaign logo appears at the bottom center between the two photos.
Text in image: CONGRESSMAN (FL-01) JIMMY PATRONIS WINS! ENDORSED BY PRESIDENT TRUMP! TRUMP VANCE MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!
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AI Day Analysis
Machine-generated analysis of the 2026-08-19 posts below. Not written by their author.
Iran 'failed to take' his deal, so he announced an 'Economic D-Day'
Trump spent primary night cheering wins for candidates he backed and gloating that Alexander Vindman, a key witness in his first impeachment, had lost his Senate primary. By the next morning the gloating had hardened: he called Vindman a "treasonous creep," replayed his old "Perfect Call" defense and said Vindman should be prosecuted. His two big economic moves ran on one rule: he paused steep tariffs on Canada because it had agreed to a deal, and the next evening announced the "most crushing economic operation ever" against Iran because it hadn't. The rest was routine business, including an FDA nominee, a Dallas party convention and more victory graphics, and he went quiet for about ten hours overnight.