US politics live: MAGA civil war erupts amid confusion over extent of Iran’s nuclear program

The fight among Donald Trump’s supporters over his evolving position on the conflict with Iran keeps growing even uglier.

Welcome back to our live coverage of politics in the United States. Tuesday is over on the other side of the Atlantic and most of America is asleep, but you can read on for a rundown of how the day went.

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Today the White House issued a furious statement, calling a former CNN reporter a “disgusting human being” over a remark he made about Donald Trump’s deceased ex-wife Ivana.

Jim Acosta joked about the fact that Ivana, who died in 2022, was buried on one of Mr Trump’s golf courses. It came as he was making the point that Mr Trump’s raids cracking down on undocumented immigrants do not appear to be affecting his own properties.

“Where are the ICE raids at the Trump properties?” Mr Acosta wondered.

“Could somebody call ICE on the Trump golf course in Virginia? You’re telling me there’s nobody in there that is undocumented or has some kind of squirreliness going on with their paperwork? Give me a break.

“How many immigrants has he married? He’s got one buried at his golf course in New Jersey! Isn’t she buried by the first hole, or the second tee, or something like that?”

In a curt statement to Fox News, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said: “Jim Acosta is a disgraceful human being.”

Read on for all the updates from the day’s events.

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