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Daines on Fox Business: “Every Hour Is a New Day in Trump World”

March 5, 2025

U.S. SENATE – U.S. Senator Steve Daines today joined Fox Business’ The Bottom Line where he reacted to President Trump’s Address to Congress last night and highlighted the return of American optimism under his leadership. He also applauded President Trump’s historic actions to secure the border, increase American investments and solidify America’s position as a leader on the world stage. Watch the full interview HERE. Daines reacted to President Trump’s State of the Union Address last night: Well, it’s just remarkable how fast this administration is moving. It feels like every hour here is a new day in the Trump world, with how quickly they’re getting results-

Daines Commends Ambassador to U.N. Nominee Elise Stefanik for Support of Israel

January 21, 2025

U.S. Senator Steve Daines today discussed the importance of standing with Israel and combatting Iran’s nuclear weapons program with President Trump’s nominee for U.N. Ambassador, Elise Stefanik. Watch Daines’ and Stefanik’s full exchange HERE. Daines: Congresswoman Stefanik, congratulations on your nomination and thank you for being here today. I’m very pleased to see President Trump placing such a strong emphasis on this very important position of Ambassador to the United Nations. It’s important for the United States to be active at the table at the UN to protect and advance U.S. interests. It’s hard to imagine that the United Nations, which was

Daines Introduces Bill to Redesignate Iran-Backed Houthis as a Foreign Terrorist Organization

January 21, 2025

U.S. SENATE – U.S. Senator Steve Daines today introduced the “Standing Against Houthi Aggression Act” to redesignate Ansarallah, more commonly known as the Houthis, as a foreign terrorist organization (FTO). The Houthis, a paramilitary organization in Yemen funded by Iran, pose a significant security threat to the United States as well as the peace and stability of Israel and the Middle East. “Since Hamas attacked Israel on October 7, the Houthis have attacked U.S. allies more than 100 times. With the start of the Trump administration, it’s time to get serious about counterterrorism again and send a message to the Iranian

Daines Statement on Death of Hezbollah Commander Hasan Nasrallah

September 28, 2024

U.S. Senator Steve Daines issued the following statement regarding the death of Hezbollah commander Hassan Nasrallah: “Hezbollah commander Hassan Nasrallah’s death is a victory for freedom-loving countries around the world and Israel deserves credit for the courage to deliver the justice he deserved. He was an ally and proxy of the evil Iranian regime whose bloodthirsty reign of terror not only targeted Jews but Americans, Syrians, Lebanese and many others throughout the Middle East. “However, there remains much work to be done. Hamas still holds hostages and antisemitism is manifesting itself on our streets and college campuses. The Biden-Harris administration

Daines Statement on Netanyahu UN Speech: “America Must Stand with Israel”

September 27, 2024

U.S. Senator Steve Daines issued the following statement today regarding Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech to the United Nations: “I commend Prime Minister Netanyahu for providing much-needed moral clarity in his speech at the UN today. He countered the reprehensible lies and evil antisemitism from yesterday’s address by the Iranian Foreign Minister with truth and issued an important challenge that not only the United States, but the entire world must heed: in this battle of good and evil, America and freedom-loving countries around the world must stand with Israel.”

Daines on Netanyahu Speech: “Inspiring, Powerful and Provided Moral Clarity the World Needed to Hear”

July 24, 2024

U.S. Senator Steve Daines released the following statement regarding Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s joint address to Congress today: “Prime Minister Netanyahu’s speech was inspiring, powerful and provided moral clarity the world needed to hear. The choice is clear: America and its allies must stand with Israel against the brutal Iranian regime and its terror proxies, including Hamas. Those who choose not to do so embolden Iran, the common enemy of the United States, Israel and freedom-loving countries around the world.”

Belgrade News: A foreshadowing and foreboding trip

February 9, 2024

KAREN E. DAVIS Staff writer Jan 24, 2024 Updated Jan 24, 2024 It was August 2023. Belgrade resident and U.S. Sen. Steve Daines, R-Montana was standing on the border of northern Israel and Lebanon. Israel Defense Forces (IDF) soldiers were giving him a tour of a tiny piece of the massive underground tunnel system Hezbollah had dug south from Lebanon, under Israel’s northern border. Hezbollah is an Iranian-backed militant group and is designated as a terrorist organization by the U.S. government, Daines explained. (In a May 18, 2021 article, The Times of Israel estimated this tunnel system to be hundreds of kilometers

Daines Holds Videocall with Montana Farmers Volunteering in Israel

November 28, 2023

“Whether it’s helping a neighbor in need down the road, across the country or in this case halfway around the world, Montanans step up.” U.S. SENATE – U.S. Senator Steve Daines today held a videocall with three Montana farmers who are in Israel assisting Israeli farmers who are called into military service amidst the country’s war with the Islamic terrorist organization Hamas. John Plocher of Hamilton, Montana, and Ezekiel and Yosef Strain of Augusta, Montana, went to Israel through the HaYovel volunteer organization and are in the Judea and Samaria region. The Montana farmers are helping on Israeli farms since many Israeli farmers are being called into

Daines on Fox Business’ Kudlow Slams Biden’s Weakness on the World Stage

November 15, 2023

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Steve Daines today joined Larry Kudlow on Fox Business’ Kudlow slamming Biden’s weakness on the world stage as he focuses on appeasement and climate instead of securing the southern border. Watch the interview HERE. Daines on Biden’s Skewed Priorities Larry, just when you thought it couldn’t get worse, it did in the last 24 hours when the Biden administration lifts the sanctions so the Iraqis can buy another $10 billion of Iranian oil. Larry, you can’t make this up. As I was watching what happened today, watching that meeting in San Francisco between Xi and Biden, as he was flying across the country, he should

Daines on Fox News’s America Reports: “President Biden is Weak and it Emboldens the Chinese, the Iranians and the Russians”

November 15, 2023

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Steve Daines today joined Fox New’s America Reports to discuss the ongoing fight against terrorism in Israel and Daines’ first-hand experience in the Hezbollah terror tunnels. He also discussed President Biden’s meeting with Xi Jinping and called out the President for his weakness on the world stage. Watch the interview HERE. Daines on Terror Tunnels You take a look at Hamas and the tunnels in Gaza, I’ve seen those before several years ago. What’s not being talked enough about are the tunnels dug by Hezbollah – another Iranian terror group. These are right near the Lebanon border; these are 80

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