Fetterman calls for US to supply anything Israel needs for Iran attack: 'Military, intelligence, weaponry'

Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., expressed staunch support for Israel's assault against Iran, calling for the U.S. to back Israel's efforts by providing the ally with anything it needs.

"Our commitment to Israel must be absolute and I fully support this attack. Keep wiping out Iranian leadership and the nuclear personnel. We must provide whatever is necessary—military, intelligence, weaponry—to fully back Israel in striking Iran," Fetterman asserted Thursday night in a post on X.

The Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs reposted the senator's post. 

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It also shared a post in which U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson expressed support for the U.S. ally. 

"Israel IS right—and has a right—to defend itself!" Johnson declared.

Sen. Lindsey Graham suggested that if Iran targets U.S. interests, America should execute "an overwhelming response" that annihilates the foreign country's oil infrastructure.

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"People are wondering if Iran will attack American military personnel or interests throughout the region because of Israel’s attack on Iran’s leadership and nuclear facilities," Graham noted Thursday night in a post on X. 

"My answer is if they do, America should have an overwhelming response, destroying all of Iran’s oil refineries and oil infrastructure putting the ayatollah and his henchmen out of the oil business."

Secretary of State Marco Rubio said in a statement on Thursday night that the U.S. was "not involved in strikes against Iran" and declared that "Iran should not target U.S. interests or personnel."

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President Donald Trump issued a Truth Social post on Friday morning in which he urged Iran to agree to a deal, apparently referring to a nuclear deal.

"I gave Iran chance after chance to make a deal. I told them, in the strongest of words, to ‘just do it,’ but no matter how hard they tried, no matter how close they got, they just couldn’t get it done. I told them it would be much worse than anything they know, anticipated, or were told, that the United States makes the best and most lethal military equipment anywhere in the World, BY FAR, and that Israel has a lot of it, with much more to come - And they know how to use it. Certain Iranian hardliner’s spoke bravely, but they didn’t know what was about to happen. They are all DEAD now, and it will only get worse!" Trump warned in his post.

"There has already been great death and destruction, but there is still time to make this slaughter, with the next already planned attacks being even more brutal, come to an end. Iran must make a deal, before there is nothing left, and save what was once known as the Iranian Empire. No more death, no more destruction, JUST DO IT, BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE. God Bless You All!"

CNN security analyst defends Kristi Noem, agents who restrained Sen. Padilla

CNN security analyst and former FBI agent Josh Campbell defended Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and the agents Thursday who forcibly removed Sen. Alex Padilla, D-Calif., during his viral outburst. 

Video of the incident showed Padilla trying to walk up to Noem while she was speaking at a podium during a press conference in Los Angeles about the riots. Padilla simultaneously attempted to shout over Noem, but law enforcement stepped in and forcefully stopped Padilla's advance. 

Padilla was eventually taken to the ground and handcuffed, the video showed. Fox News reporters who were present said Padilla appeared to be detained for a period of time. Padilla identified himself in the midst of the altercation.

"I know we are in a politically charged climate, but from a law enforcement perspective, this was neither the fault nor the responsibility of DHS Secretary Noem," Campbell argued. "She’s in the middle of a press conference. There’s someone who interrupts and then makes it clear by his movements that he is not going to comply. He’s taken out. Again, I don’t think any of that was her responsibility."

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Earlier, he explained how the story could be divided into three distinct moments that will be scrutinized in the days to come. 

"First, you have the DHS secretary who was addressing the press," he said. "This was not a Q&A period, and she was interrupted. She was interrupted by someone who was speaking very loudly. And so her security detail confronts what we obviously now know to be the senator. And at that point, he is now going to be escorted out. You can’t interrupt something like that that’s already in progress without having those consequences."

Campbell explained one key moment when security agents at the event realized Padilla would refuse to comply. 

"But the second incident, in my view, happens the moment — as officers are trying to lead him out — he then turns and walks back towards kind of into those agents," Campbell said. "At that point, from a security detail perspective, we’re taking this person out against their will. We’ve asked the person — and again, this is all happening very quickly — but the moment he then turns into them, they realize this is not someone who is going to comply."

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The third incident, he noted, was when the agents had the senator handcuffed on the ground.

"Now there will be big questions raised about those kinds of tactics," Campbell said. "Were there other options that were available to the federal agents as well — as the FBI police officer there — who is responsible for security in that FBI building? What they do is they actually order him to his knees and then quickly shove him down to the ground where he is then handcuffed."

This incident, which has drawn outrage from Padilla's fellow Democrats, will face some scrutiny, he warned.

Campbell also noted that Padilla’s status as a senator did not make any difference in that particular room and to those agents.

"In fact, that would have been special treatment for him if they had allowed him to continue to interrupt, you know, very loudly, this press conference," he said.

An FBI spokesperson said Padilla was detained after being "disruptive."

"During a press conference today held at the FBI’s Los Angeles Field Office, Senator Alex Padilla was detained by members of the U.S. Secret Service assigned to Secretary Noem’s detail when he became disruptive while formal remarks were being delivered," the spokesperson said Thursday. "Secret Service Agents were assisted by FBI Police who are in Los Angeles at this time. Senator Padilla was not wearing his senate security pin; however, was subsequently positively identified and released."

A DHS spokesperson said Padilla was told "repeatedly" to back away, and "did not comply" with officers’ commands.

"[Secret Service] thought he was an attacker and officers acted appropriately," the spokesperson said.

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