Key Takeaways
- President Trump clarified a social media post regarding Chicago, amid concerns over immigration crackdowns.
- Jury selection began for Ryan Routh, charged with attempted assassination of President Trump.
- Russia launched its largest drone assault on Ukraine, impacting Kyiv and drawing international condemnation.
Deep Dive
- President Trump initially issued a social media post warning Chicago is "about to find out why it"s called the Department of WAR."
- He later clarified the statement, explaining it was about cleaning up the city and addressing crime.
- This occurred amid concerns in Chicago about potential immigration crackdowns and legal questions surrounding National Guard deployments for domestic law enforcement.
- Jury selection began in Florida for Ryan Routh, accused of attempting to assassinate President Trump at his West Palm Beach golf club.
- Routh will represent himself after dismissing his public defenders, who will serve as standby counsel, citing they were 'a million miles apart.'
- Prosecutors allege Routh shot at a Secret Service agent during an incident last September and faces a maximum of life in prison if convicted.
- Routh, who has pleaded not guilty to attempted assassination and four other federal weapons charges, wrote a letter stating 'this is an assassination attempt on Donald Trump, but I failed you.'
- Judge Eileen Cannon, who previously oversaw Donald Trump's classified documents trial, was randomly assigned to Routh's case.
- Russia launched its largest drone assault on Ukraine to date over the weekend, utilizing over 800 attack drones across cities.
- The attacks killed at least five people, injured dozens, and significantly damaged a government building in Kyiv's protected sector.
- Ukraine's Prime Minister Yulia Svidonenko stated the attack indicates Russia is not seeking peace, while the EU announced tightened sanctions.
- The U.S. is considering new sanctions, with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessant suggesting partnerships with the EU to further collapse the Russian economy.