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JUST IN: The Pentagon has CANCELED tomorrow's originally scheduled press conference with SecWar Pete Hegseth and Gen. Dan Caine

The presser would've been 12 hours prior to President Trump's DEADLINE for Iran, or they'd face power plant and bridge strikes

Clock is ticking!

8:37 PM · Apr 6, 2026

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President Trump [call to Artemis II]: Hello, very special hello to Artemis II. Today you've made history, and made all America really proud. Incredibly proud. We have a lot of things to proud of lately, but there's nothing like what you're doing, circling around the moon for the first time in more than a half a century, and breaking the all-time record for the farthest distance from planet Earth.

President Trump: The Artemis crew flew in the most powerful rocket NASA has ever made, ever launched, traveled over a quarter of a million miles, broke the distance record set by the legendary Apollo13, and America is a frontier nation, and the four brave astronauts of Artemis II are modern-day pioneers.

President Trump: Your mission paves the way for America's return to the lunar surface very soon. We're going all out. We're doing everything we can, and it's headed up by Jared [Isaacman]. We'll plant our Flag once again, and this time we won't just leave footprints, we'll establish a permanent presence on the Moon, and we'll push on to Mars.