President Donald J. Trump is behaving more and more erratically these days, seeming to think he can dictate to other countries. Speaking of Iranian politicians who are preparing to announce a new leader, Trump told the reporters: “They are wasting their time. But perhaps the biggest setback for the Trump administration showed in the testimony of now-former secretary of homeland security Kristi Noem before Congress this week. But their stance was about more than Noem: her lawlessness and corruption represented the larger lawlessness and corruption of the Trump administration. Lawmakers’ indictment of Noem for her extreme partisanship, disregard of the law, corruption, and lying condemned similar behavior from the administration in general.

Source: New York Times March 06, 2026 10:19 UTC