UN’s atomic chief gives update on Iran’s nuclear material and weapons program status
As President Donald Trump weighs joining Israel’s war to destroy Iran’s nuclear capabilities, the world’s chief nuclear official tells Fox News that he sees no evidence Iran’s leaders are racing to build a nuclear bomb.
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Grossi said, “We have confirmed that Iran does have, even now, enough material for several warheads.
“But this should not be equated with a nuclear weapon,” Grossi continued, adding, “We do not have at this point, if you ask me, at this time, any tangible proof that there is a program, or a plan, to fabricate, to manufacture a nuclear weapon.”
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Inspectors from Grossi’s agency, which is the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog, are tasked with monitoring Iran’s nuclear activities. The IAEA has not been able to carry out inspections since Israel began attacking sites earlier this month but has been making extensive use of satellite imagery.
When asked by Fox News whether Iran’s nuclear program had been set back dramatically by Israel’s attacks to date, Grossi said, “No, I wouldn’t say so.
“I think there have been a number of important military attacks and impacts,” he said. “But it is very clear, and everybody agrees on this, that not everything has been taken out.”
He also argued that military action alone would not be enough to undo what Iran has learned in several decades of nuclear research.
“One thing is the physical damage,” Grossi said. “But then there is the knowledge factor, and the fact that it is very difficult to roll back the knowledge that a country has acquired.”
Iran has blamed Israel for the killings of multiple Iranian nuclear scientists over many years, including several in recent days. The IAEA censured Iran on June 12, just hours before Israel launched its wave of attacks, for failing to comply with commitments meant to prevent it from developing a nuclear weapon.
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However, despite the IAEA reprimand, and the current fighting, Grossi insists a diplomatic solution remains a viable option.
“I believe that there is a way to take this danger — or this concern — out of the table in a negotiated way.
“I’ve been in conversations, very good conversations, with [President Trump’s envoy] Steve Witkoff and with the Iranians as well,” Grossi said.
“I believe there are ways in which we can make sure that Iran does not get a nuclear weapon. I think this is ultimately what Israel wants and what the United States has declared.
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“We are the international corps of inspectors, and we know what you would need to check in order to prevent this from happening.
“We believe that the opportunity should be seized, as President Trump said, but of course the space for that is narrowing.”
Iran, Middle East moves by Trump have a hidden and brilliant strategy
President Donald Trump came back into office promising no new wars. So far, he’s kept that promise. But he’s also left much of Washington — and many of America’s allies — confused by a series of rapid, unexpected moves across the Middle East.
In just a few months, Trump has reopened backchannels with Iran, then turned around and threatened its regime with collapse. He’s kept Israel at arm’s length — skipping it on his regional tour — before signaling support once again. He lifted U.S. sanctions on Syria’s Islamist leader, a figure long treated as untouchable in Washington. And he made headlines by hosting Pakistan’s top general at the White House, even as India publicly objected.
For those watching closely, it’s been hard to pin down a clear doctrine. Critics see improvisation — sometimes even contradiction. But step back, and a pattern begins to emerge. It’s not about ideology, democracy promotion, or traditional alliances. It’s about access. Geography. Trade.
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More specifically, it may be about restarting a long-stalled infrastructure project meant to bypass China — and put the United States back at the center of a strategic economic corridor stretching from India to Europe.
The project is called the India–Middle East–Europe Corridor, or IMEC. Most Americans have never heard of it. It was launched in 2023 at the G20 summit in New Delhi, as a joint initiative among the U.S., India, Saudi Arabia, the UAE and the European Union. Its goal? To build a modern infrastructure link connecting South Asia to Europe — without passing through Chinese territory or relying on Chinese capital.
IMEC’s vision is bold but simple: Indian goods would travel west via rail and ports through the Gulf, across Israel, and on to European markets. Along the way, the corridor would connect not just trade routes, but energy pipelines, digital cables, and logistics hubs. It would be the first serious alternative to China’s Belt and Road Initiative — a way for the U.S. and its partners to build influence without boots on the ground.
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But before construction could begin, war broke out in Gaza.
The October 2023 Hamas attacks and Israel’s military response sent the region into crisis. Normalization talks between Saudi Arabia and Israel fell apart. The Red Sea became a warzone for shipping. And Gulf capital flows paused. The corridor — and the broader idea of using infrastructure to tie the region together — was quietly shelved.
That’s the backdrop for Trump’s current moves. Taken individually, they seem scattered. Taken together, they align with the logic of clearing obstacles to infrastructure. Trump may not be drawing maps in the Situation Room. But his instincts — for leverage, dealmaking and unpredictability — are removing the very roadblocks that halted IMEC in the first place.
His approach to Iran is a prime example. In April, backchannels were reopened on the nuclear front. In May, a Yemen truce was brokered — reducing attacks on Gulf shipping. In June, after Israeli strikes inside Iran, Trump escalated rhetorically, calling for Iran’s “unconditional surrender.” That combination of engagement and pressure may sound erratic. But it mirrors the approach that cleared a diplomatic path with North Korea: soften the edges, then apply public pressure.
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Meanwhile, Trump’s temporary distancing from Israel is harder to miss. He skipped it on his regional tour and avoided aligning with Prime Minister Netanyahu’s continued hard-line approach to Gaza. Instead, he praised Qatar — a U.S. military partner and quiet mediator in the Gaza talks — and signaled support for Gulf-led reconstruction plans. The message: if Israel refuses to engage in regional stabilization, it won’t control the map.
Trump also made the unexpected decision to lift U.S. sanctions on Syria’s new leader, President Ahmad al-Sharaa — a figure with a past in Islamist groups, now leading a transitional government backed by the UAE. Critics saw the move as legitimizing extremism. But in practice, it unlocked regional financing and access to transit corridors once blocked by U.S. policy.
Even the outreach to Pakistan — which angered India — fits a broader infrastructure lens. Pakistan borders Iran, influences Taliban-controlled Afghanistan, and maintains ties with Gulf militaries. Welcoming Pakistan’s military chief was less about loyalty, and more about leverage. In corridor politics, geography often trumps alliances.
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None of this means Trump has a master plan. There’s no confirmed strategy memo that links these moves to IMEC. And the region remains volatile. Iran’s internal stability is far from guaranteed. The Gaza conflict could reignite. Saudi and Qatari interests don’t always align. But there’s a growing logic underneath the diplomacy: de-escalate just enough conflict to make capital flow again — and make corridors investable.
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That logic may not be ideologically pure. It certainly isn’t about spreading democracy. But it reflects a real shift in U.S. foreign policy. Call it infrastructure-first geopolitics — where trade routes, ports and pipelines matter more than treaties and summits.
To be clear, the United States isn’t the only player thinking this way. China’s Belt and Road Initiative has been advancing the same model for over a decade. Turkey, Iran and Russia are also exploring new logistics and energy corridors. But what sets IMEC apart — and what makes Trump’s recent moves notable — is that it offers an opening for the U.S. to compete without large-scale military deployments or decades-long aid packages.
Even the outreach to Pakistan — which angered India — fits a broader infrastructure lens. Pakistan borders Iran, influences Taliban-controlled Afghanistan, and maintains ties with Gulf militaries.
For all his unpredictability, Trump has always had a sense for economic leverage. That may be what we’re seeing here: less a doctrine than a direction. Less about grand visions, and more about unlocking chokepoints.
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There’s no guarantee it will work. The region could turn on a dime. And the corridor could remain, as it is now, a partially built concept waiting on political will. But Trump’s moves suggest he’s trying to build the conditions for it to restart — not by talking about peace, but by making peace a condition for investment.
In a region long shaped by wars over ideology and territory, that may be its own kind of strategy.
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Blue city mayor nearly kidnapped before swearing city is getting safer: police
Just days before Mayor Paul Young of Memphis touted declining crime in the city, a man allegedly stalked and attempted to kidnap him.
Trenton Abston, 25, was arrested Wednesday and charged with attempted kidnapping, stalking and aggravated criminal trespass against Young, according to the Memphis Police Department (MPD).
Police said in an announcement on Facebook that public and private security camera footage showed Abston scaling the wall to the mayor’s neighborhood and walking to Young’s home. He was arrested with a TASER, gloves, rope and duct tape in his vehicle.
Thanks to a rapid response by MPD officers, as well as security camera footage, Abston was quickly apprehended, the department said.
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“We understand the concerns raised by this incident and want to reassure the public that the Memphis Police Department remains fully committed to the safety of all residents, including our city’s elected officials,” the police department said. “We take any potential threat seriously and will continue to act swiftly and thoroughly.”
According to Shelby County, Tennessee jail records, Abston remains behind bars as of Friday, and his bond has not yet been assessed. It is unclear whether he has an attorney, and the Shelby County public defender’s office could not be reached for comment.
The suspect was arrested just one day after Young took to X to defend the city after comments made by sports analyst Stephen A. Smith, who said NBA players don’t want to play in Memphis due to safety concerns.
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“The people in Memphis, it’s a great sports town — great fans, great people — but there’s an element there where cats like Jimmy Butler and others don’t feel like it’s the safest environment,” Smith said on Tuesday’s edition of “First Take” on ESPN.
“I’m talking to the local authorities in Memphis. You’ve got to clean some of that stuff up because it’s dissuasive to NBA players. They have talked about it. I know. They’ve told me. That’s all I’m saying.”
The comment sparked backlash from Memphis Grizzlies star Ja Morant and from Young.
“talkin bout the grizz more than the finals [laughing emoji] wit these [cap emoji] ahh sources,” Morant posted on X. “instead of focusing on the performances we seen from jdub/shai, tj/Siakam, how this series is going. We say sumn negative about a city/team on a national level.”
Young also weighed in on X.
“Stephen called us a great sports town – facts,” he said. “Best fans in sports? True. People of Memphis? Unmatched.”
“But what he is missing is that crime is down significantly in 2024 and 2025. We’re not just talking change, we’re delivering it. Memphis is rising and we’ve got the numbers and the heart to prove it.”
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He also thanked Memphians and Morant for standing up for the city, and invited Smith to come to Memphis, where he is welcome “anytime.”
Young’s office and the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office did not immediately return comment requests.
MPD said the security footage was not available for release.
Legendary explorer’s ship finally discovered near idyllic New England town
Maritime experts believe they’ve finally pinpointed the exact resting place of Captain James Cook’s legendary ship – just off the coast of a beloved New England resort town.
A report about HMS Endeavour was published by the Australian National Maritime Museum (ANMM) on June 3.
In 1778, the British intentionally sank the ship off the coast of Newport, Rhode Island, in a strategic move to block French and American attacks.
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While it has long been known that the 18th-century vessel lies off the coast of the Ocean State, its exact location has eluded marine historians.
But now experts are sure that a Rhode Island state archaeological site named RI 2394 is the final resting place of the ship – and they have decades of research to back it up.
Also known as the “Kerry” site, the shipwreck is between 39 and 43 feet underwater, the report says.
The site includes a “linear stone ballast pile, the eastern periphery of which features a line of partially exposed frame ends that are closely spaced and of substantial size,” according to the report.
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“Four iron cannons are also present on the site,” the report continues. “Two are largely exposed above the seabed and lie immediately adjacent to one another on the western side of the site.”
The site also features remnants of floors, futtocks and a stanchion, which is a post that supported the ship’s deck beams.
“By 2019, careful surface investigation of all shipwrecks located within the Limited Study Area determined RI 2394 was the most likely candidate for [the] ex-HMS Endeavour,” the report said.
The site meets 10 criteria that experts previously agreed upon.
These include a lack of American timbers, a European elm keel, and evidence of hull repairs matching what is known about HMS Endeavour.
The ship also has scuttling holes to prove it was intentionally sunk, and overall possessed “architectural features matching those of Endeavour.”
The report concluded, “RI 2394 is the largest shipwreck site within the LSA and exhibits attributes that fulfill the criteria.”
“Consequently, the preponderance of evidence supports this shipwreck site’s identification as [HMS Endeavour] … and at the same time discounts any of the other investigated shipwreck sites as that of James Cook’s renowned ship of exploration.”
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The Endeavour holds great significance in Australian history as the first European vessel to reach the country’s eastern coast.
After the ship sailed the world, it was sold to a private citizen in Feb. 1775 and renamed “Lord Sandwich” before it was scuttled.
Marine archaeologists across the world are actively discovering countless numbers of shipwrecks per year.
Just last week, officials announced that they had discovered a 16th-century shipwreck at record depth in French waters.
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Off the coast of Ireland, underwater archaeologists recently found an 18th-century vessel that is believed to be a long-lost treasure ship.
Pirates reliever swings at fan in heated exchange during doubleheader
Pittsburgh Pirates relief pitcher Dennis Santana took a swing at a fan during Thursday night’s doubleheader against the Detroit Tigers after saying the individual “crossed the line.”
The incident took place near the visitor’s bullpen during the seventh inning of the second game. Santana declined to discuss specifics of what prompted the altercation.
“You guys know me — I’m a calm demeanor type of person,” Santana said through an interpreter after the game.
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“I’ve never had any issues for any of the teams I’ve played for. This guy crossed the line a few times.”
He was pressed further but declined to elaborate on what prompted him to jump and swing at the fan in the stands.
“He crossed the line, and I’d like to leave it at that. I’ve never had anything like this happen in my eight years in baseball.”
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Multiple videos shared online showed Santana approaching the area where the fan was standing. He appeared to be standing next to a security guard or officer and pointed in the direction of the fan before leaping and taking a swing. He was pulled back by a teammate before leaving the bullpen.
A Detroit Tigers spokesperson confirmed to The Athletic that the fan was ejected from the game.
Santana said he spoke to manager Don Kelly and expressed “regret” for his reaction, adding, “You know I’m a professional.”
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Santana entered the game in the ninth inning, pitching to one batter before the game was delayed by rain. The Pirates won, 8-4.
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Billionaire Telegram CEO plans to divide wealth among his more than 100 children
Billionaire and Telegram CEO Pavel Durov revealed on Thursday that he plans to make “no difference” between his over 100 children when it comes to who will inherit his $14 billion fortune. Many of these children came from anonymous sperm donations.
The messaging app founder spoke to the French magazine Le Point about several topics, including his arrest in 2024. During the interview, Durov remarked that family was deeply important to him and that, despite being only 40 years old, he had already begun drafting his will.
“I decided that my children would not have access to my fortune until a period of 30 years has elapsed, starting from today,” Durov said. “I want them to live like normal people, to build themselves up alone, to learn to trust themselves, to be able to create, not to be dependent on a bank account.”
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He added, “I want to specify that I make no difference between my children: there are those who were conceived naturally and those who come from my sperm donations. They are all my children and will all have the same rights! I don’t want them to tear each other apart after my death.”
Durov told Le Point that he officially has six children from three different partners but added that he has fathered more than 100 babies in 12 different countries through his sperm clinic.
According to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, Durov has a net worth of $13.9 billion as of June 19.
He said that he still plans to protect both his children and his company for the sake of his values.
“My work involves risks – defending freedoms earns you many enemies, including within powerful states. I want to protect my children, but also the company I created, Telegram. I want Telegram to forever remain faithful to the values I defend,” Durov said.
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In the interview, he emphasized his app’s “duty of neutrality” when it comes to political issues such as the war in Ukraine and his desire to “fight for fair access to free and independent information.”
“Telegram is a platform where opposing ideas can clash, where everyone can access different points of view and freely decide what they want to believe,” Durov said.
Durov was arrested in Paris in August over allegations that Telegram was being used for such illicit activity as drug trafficking and distribution of sexual child abuse images, according to the Associated Press.
Father arrested after toddler dies in hot car during stop for haircut and drinks
A Florida dad was arrested on Thursday in connection with the death of his toddler, who was left inside a hot car earlier this month while he got a haircut and a drink, according to law enforcement.
Scott Allen Gardner, 33, was charged with aggravated manslaughter of a child and child neglect causing great bodily harm in the death of his 18-month-old son Sebastian, the Volusia Sheriff’s Office said.
Officers with the Ormond Beach Police Department assisted in Gardner’s arrest.
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Gardner’s son was “left helpless in a hot truck for more than three hours” during the afternoon of June 6 while he got a haircut and “went drinking inside Hanky Panky’s Lounge,” the sheriff’s office said, adding that medical personnel estimated that the toddler’s body temperature reached 111 degrees.
The sheriff’s office also said Gardner gave “multiple false accounts” of what took place on the day Sebastian died.
Gardner, who was taken into custody at his mother’s home in Ormond Beach, was handcuffed by the same Ormond Beach officer who tried to revive his son.
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The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said to “never leave a child in a vehicle unattended for any length of time” and that “rolling windows down or parking in the shade does little to change the interior temperature of the vehicle.”
“A child’s body temperature rises three to five times faster than an adult’s. When a child is left in a vehicle, that child’s temperature can rise quickly – and the situation can quickly become dangerous,” according to the NHTSA.
“In 2024, 39 children died of heatstroke in vehicles — up 35% from 2023,” according to a report on the agency’s website.
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Sebastian is the seventh hot car death this year and the 115th child in Florida to die in a hot car, the National Security Council’s website said.
Feds foil alleged plan to attack police with fireworks, bombs in LA riots
A man is in custody after federal authorities foiled an alleged plan to use large-scale fireworks and other explosive devices against police and government officials at riots protesting deportation efforts in California.
Grzegorz Vandenberg, 48, is facing federal charges for allegedly buying fireworks with the intent to harm law enforcement officers and government officials at the Los Angeles protests, the Department of Justice said in a press release.
Vandenberg allegedly visited a travel center in New Mexico, where he “requested assistance in selecting fireworks that could be thrown directly at people to cause harm,” according to prosecutors.
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While at the store, federal authorities allege, he told employees he previously served in the military’s special forces and claimed he could make pipe bombs before revealing he was planning to travel to Los Angeles to kill law enforcement officers and government officials in the anti-ICE riots.
“This man allegedly intended to use the chaotic riots in Los Angeles as an opportunity to commit deadly violence against law enforcement officers,” Attorney General Pam Bondi said in a statement. “Threats like these strike at the heart of law and order. We will not hesitate to bring federal charges against anyone who seeks to harm law enforcement or endanger the safety of our communities.”
Staff members at the store told authorities Vandenberg requested to buy the “largest explosives available” and invited an employee to join him at the riots, the DOJ said.
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He also allegedly claimed to be in possession of mortar explosives and further revealed his plan to use them on officers at the riots. Vandenberg ultimately “purchased six mortars,” each containing 60 grams of gunpowder, and 36 large fireworks, according to federal prosecutors.
“Our message is clear: If you come after law enforcement officers, the FBI will spare no effort to find you and bring you to justice,” FBI Director Kash Patel said. “This defendant allegedly intended to use explosives to attack police officers currently conducting law enforcement operations in Los Angeles and – with the help of a store cashier who took down his license plate information – we were able to put a stop to that plan.”
The DOJ did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.
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Vandenberg was charged with transporting explosives in interstate commerce with the knowledge and intent that they would be used to kill, injure or intimidate individuals, according to the DOJ. He is in custody as he awaits trial and faces up to 10 years in federal prison if convicted.
Fox News Digital was unable to immediately identify an attorney for Vandenberg.
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“Targeting law enforcement with violence is not protest – it’s a crime,” U.S. Attorney Ryan Ellison for the District of New Mexico said. “Anyone who attempts to harm officers or undermine public safety will be held accountable.”
Former NBC host says Biden’s inner circle planned debate disaster as exit strategy
Chuck Todd says he’ll never be able to shake the belief that former President Joe Biden’s team purposefully set him up to fail against Donald Trump during last summer’s campaign-altering presidential debate.
During the latest episode of “The Chuck Toddcast,” the ex-NBC anchor told The Atlantic’s Mark Leibovich that he’s sure that Biden’s inner circle scheduled the first presidential debate last year in June so that the former president would look bad and the party would ditch him in time to run his replacement.
“Look, I will go to my grave believing that the debate was intentional for that,” the host said.
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Biden’s disastrous performance in last summer’s presidential debate is widely seen as the death knell for the former president’s re-election campaign. Less than a month after the spectacle, where Biden looked weak and cognitively challenged, he announced his withdrawal from the campaign and endorsed then-Vice President Kamala Harris to replace him as the nominee.
Biden’s cognitive decline has been under more scrutiny in recent months as CNN anchor Jake Tapper and Axios reporter Alex Thompson’s newly published book, “Original Sin,” alleged that members of Biden’s White House engaged in a cover-up of the president’s condition.
In the clip flagged by The Daily Caller, Leibovich prompted Todd’s declaration by bringing up a previous conversation they had about some members of Biden’s inner circle using the debate as an opportunity to punch through the cover-up and show the world that Biden was unfit for office.
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The journalist mentioned “the idea that there were actually people within the White House, within the Biden campaign who thought it would be a good thing to create some kind of daylight for the world to see what they were dealing with on a day-to-day basis.”
Todd followed up by saying that no matter what Biden’s former senior adviser Anita Dunn and campaign co-chair Jen O’Malley Dillon say, he thinks they were trying to expose his frailties.
“Anita Dunn and Jen O’Malley Dillon will deny it till they’re blue in the face, and if I were in their shoes and I did it, I’d deny it until I was blue in my face, okay?” Todd said.
“Of course, you’d deny that,” Leibovich agreed.
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Todd added, “It’s like whoever the hell helped Reagan delay the hostage release, okay? It’s never going to be admitted. It’s too convenient,” referring to the January 1981 release of American hostages held by Iran, after Jimmy Carter had already lost his re-election effort to Reagan.
Going back to the alleged plot to expose Biden, Todd continued, “There was no other reason. This idea, ‘Well, we needed to shake up the race.’ In late June? Who shakes up a race in late June?”
“They knew when the nomination was going to be and they knew they needed to deal with this with an opportunity to make a change if it was necessary,” Todd added. “I will always believe this.”
Reps for the former president did not immediately reply to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.
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