Ted Cruz, the American Republican Senator, announced in a message on Channel X that he spent the last day with Donald Trump, the President of the United States, and discussed with him the threats caused by the Islamic Republic of Iran. Cruz wrote: "I spent all day yesterday with President Trump. He wants to eliminate the threat posed by the Iranian government. I asked him to arm the Iranian protesters to overthrow the government." The Republican senator did not indicate what response Trump gave to his proposal or whether the US government was considering such a move.