Share Updated at 18.27 GMT20h ago 02.02 GMT Closing summary This concludes our live coverage of the second Trump administration for the day. Trump pressed the Republican Senate majority leader, John Thune , to pass the Save America Act, which would restrict voting and help the party avoid sweeping losses in the upcoming midterm elections. The good news Trump shared with reporters after disembarking from Air Force One was, he said, “they are absolutely being destroyed. “This one’s nuts,” he added, in reference to the war on Iran Trump launched 12 days ago from his Florida beach club. “I wanted just – give me somebody with a warm body to beat Massie,” Trump said.

Source: The Guardian March 12, 2026 12:59 UTC