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Flight surprisingly canceled: Patel apparently ordered to the White House
Updated July 11, 2026 – 5:47 amReading time: 35 minutes
The USA is weakening species protection. FBI chief Patel has apparently been summoned to the White House for a report. All developments in the news blog.
Trump threatens Iran with destruction
US President Donald Trump has dem Iran threatened with annihilation if the regime in Tehran attempted an attack on him, “1,000 rockets are ready for use and aimed at the Islamic Republic of Iran. Thousands more would immediately follow if the Iranian government carried out its threat made in many parts of the world and assassinated or carried out an assassination attempt on the incumbent President of the United States of America,” he wrote Truth Social.
Flight canceled: Patel apparently ordered to the White House
According to media reports, FBI Director Kash Patel unexpectedly had to cancel a planned flight to a concert by his girlfriend, country singer Alexis Wilkins, on Friday because he was summoned to the White House. This is reported by the US news site MSNow.
The exact reasons why Patel’s political superiors asked him to cancel his trip and turn himself in. However, MSNow claims to have learned that high-ranking Trump administration officials are dissatisfied with Patel. Some found it disturbing that the FBI director was leaving town amid a recent resurgence of conflict with Iran and alleged death threats against the president, the report said.
Steven Cheung, the White House communications director, dismissed the reports as “completely false.” Patel himself wrote on
US government weakens species protection law
The government of US President Donald Trump is weakening the protection of endangered animal and plant species. The corresponding new regulation of the Species Protection Act was decided on Friday, as the Ministry of the Interior said Washington announced. Conservationists reacted with horror and warned that this would open the door to the destruction of habitats.
The so-called Endangered Species Act (ESA) of 1973 regulates the protection of threatened and endangered species. The law has been overstretched and “abused” for years, said Interior Secretary Doug Burgum. This will no longer be possible due to the new regulation.
Trump gives instructions in the event of an attack on him
US President Donald Trump says he has left instructions for his employees and his cabinet in the event of an attack on him. “If anything happens, they will literally be bombed on a scale they have never experienced before,” the New York Post quoted the president as saying. Trump didn’t mention any names, but the newspaper put his statements in the context of the Iran war.
