vrt.jpg
Hegseth alludes to resurrection of Jesus in describing airman's rescue

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth invoked God while praising the successful missions that rescued two US airmen whose fighter jet was downed over Iran last week.

00:54 • Source: CNN
Vertical Politics of the Day 8 videos
vrt.jpg
Hegseth alludes to resurrection of Jesus in describing airman's rescue

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth invoked God while praising the successful missions that rescued two US airmen whose fighter jet was downed over Iran last week.

00:54 • Source: CNN
118605_TrumpPresserAfterIranRescue thumb clean.jpg
White House Easter event turns into Q+A on Iran

At the White House Easter Egg Roll, President Donald Trump spoke to reporters for the first time since the US military rescued one of its airman in Iran. During the impromptu Q+A, he called Iran's latest proposal a “significant step” but "not enough." CNN's Betsy Klein reports.

01:17 • Source: CNN
118611_TrumpBastardsComment VRTC THUMB CLEAN.png
Trump responds to question on his mental well-being after profane post

President Donald Trump dismissed critics who have suggested the president should have his mental health examined following his profanity-laced social media post on Easter Sunday threatening to demolish Iran’s power plants and infrastructure.

00:30 • Source: CNN
118603_SteveHilton_js clean.00_00_02_01.Still002.png
Trump endorses former Fox News host in California governor's race

Steve Hilton, the former Fox News host and UK political strategist, just got Trump’s endorsement as California’s gubernatorial race heats up.

01:28 • Source: CNN
118598_EasterEggRoll_thumbnail CLEAN.jpg
Trump addresses rescue mission during White House Easter event

President Donald Trump kicked off the annual White House Easter egg celebration reacting to the US military's rescue mission in Iran where they underwent a dangerous operation to retrieve an airman from a downed fighter jet.

01:20 • Source: CNN
118584_TrumpHormuzReaction vrtc Copy 01.00_00_06_22.Still002.jpg
Trump to Iran: 'Open the f***in' strait'

In a profanity-laced social media post, Trump threatens Iran over its closure of the Strait of Hormuz, which has been closed since the war began. CNN's Betsy Klein reports.

01:17 • Source: CNN
118535_NorwegianFMHormuz vrtc thmb.jpg
Norwegian FM: Europe not ready to join Iran war

Norwegian Minister of Foreign Affairs Espen Barth Eide joins CNN’s Becky Anderson to discuss diplomatic efforts to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.

01:48 • Source: CNN
RenameThisVertical.00_00_10_18.Still001.jpg
'This is not a show': Macron criticizes Trump for Iran war and NATO comments

French President Emmanuel Macron hit back at President Donald Trump for the war in Iran and his criticisms on NATO. "When we want to be serious, we don’t say each day the opposite of what we said the day before," Macron said on Thursday during his visit to South Korea. "Perhaps we don’t need to speak every day."

00:43 • Source: CNN