Trump talks up White House ballroom and says he views strait of Hormuz as ‘American territory’ – live

<p>President in South Carolina celebrates supreme court’s temporary order to allow construction to continue and discusses war in Iran</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/21/pentagon-fires-publisher-editor-stars-stripes-uss-abraham-lincoln">Pentagon fires publisher and editor of Stars &amp; Stripes</a></p></li><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/21/navy-carrier-black-war-hero-trump-report">Backlash as navy carrier set to honor Black war hero could be named after Trump</a></p></li><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/news/2026/feb/17/sign-up-for-the-breaking-news-us-email-to-get-newsletter-alerts-direct-to-your-inbox?utm_medium=ACQUISITIONS_STANDFIRST&amp;utm_campaign=BN22326&amp;utm_content=signup&amp;utm_term=standfirst&amp;utm_source=GUARDIAN_WEB">Sign up for the US Breaking News email</a></p></li></ul><p>US Senator Tim Sheehy, a Montana Republican and a cattle rancher, has come out against a plan announced Friday by Donald Trump to allow for an increase in imported ground beef.<br><br>
”I’ve advised President Trump against this course of action for a year because American ranchers have been struggling against the packer monopoly for decades, and this will further harm them - most of whom are MAGA Republicans,” Sheehy wrote on X. “The President’s heart is in the right place on wanting lower prices for the American people, and beef prices have been impacted by the Mexican screwworm. But the reality is this action will make it more difficult for American ranchers to rebuild our herd and bring prices down for the American people. And most importantly, this will harm our ranching families who feed the nation.”<br><br>
Trump announced a plan on Truth Social to allow 300,000 metric tonnes of beef t