예비선거 결과, 트럼프의 비행기 교체 작전, 이라크의 이란 지원 민병대 무장 해제
Tuesday’s primaries across six states produced mixed signals for Democrats ahead of the midterms, while new details emerged about a secret security maneuver during Trump’s return from Turkey, and Iraq’s new government faces the daunting task of disarming Iran-backed militias.
영어 뉴스에서는 “fare against”처럼 동사 fare를 경쟁이나 성과의 맥락에서 자주 씁니다. “How did the candidates fare?”는 “후보들의 성적은 어땠나요?”라는 뜻으로, 결과를 물을 때 쓰는 저널리즘 특유의 표현입니다. 비슷한 맥락에서 “gauge public sentiment(여론을 가늠하다)”나 “outright majority(과반수 확보)”처럼 선거 보도에 자주 등장하는 콜로케이션을 함께 익혀 두면 유용합니다.
Voters in six states cast ballots in primary races Tuesday, producing results that make it hard to gauge
exactly what the Democratic electorate wants ahead of the midterms. In Wisconsin, Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley, viewed as the more moderate choice, narrowly defeated democratic socialist state representative Francesca Hong in the Democratic gubernatorial primary. The result contrasted with Michigan, where progressive Abdul El-Sayed recently won his Senate primary, suggesting no single ideological trend is dominating the party.
In Minnesota, Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan won the Democratic Senate primary over Congresswoman Angie Craig. The race centered heavily on Trump’s winter immigration crackdown,
during which more than 3,000 federal agents were deployed to deport undocumented immigrants, resulting in two fatal shootings. Flanagan criticized Craig for supporting a GOP-backed immigration bill, a vote Craig later said she regretted. Flanagan would become the first Native American woman to serve in the U.S. Senate if she wins in November.
Among Trump-backed candidates, results were also mixed. In Minnesota, the former president’s endorsement of MyPillow founder Mike Lindell failed to carry the governor’s primary; the establishment-favored House Speaker Lisa Demuth won instead. In South Carolina, Trump-backed Senator Darline Graham, filling out her brother Lindsey Graham’s term, fell short of winning outright
and will face a runoff later this month.
President Trump has confirmed that he secretly boarded a different aircraft when departing a NATO summit in Turkey last month, after the Secret Service identified a credible threat from Iran against Air Force One. In an operation described as straight from a spy thriller, Trump visibly climbed the steps of his usual presidential aircraft and waved to cameras — then immediately slipped off the opposite side of the plane onto an airport catering truck, which ferried him to a separate military aircraft. The original Air Force One effectively served as a decoy.
White House press corps members aboard the original plane were ordered to keep their window shades down throughout the flight, an instruction they were told was a security requirement. They were not informed the president was not on board. The White House communications office had previously stated that the administration uses “distraction and misdirection”
to address security threats — a statement whose full meaning was not understood until this story broke.
The episode underscores the persistent threat Iran poses to senior U.S. officials and raises questions about how often such covert security measures are employed. Trump, when pressed by reporters, deflected with humor rather than directly confirming the threat, but later acknowledged he simply followed Secret Service direction. Security experts note that while decoy movements are not unheard of, conducting one at an international summit in full view of the press is exceptionally rare.
Iraq’s new prime minister has made disarming the country’s powerful Iran-backed militias a central policy goal, a move that would represent a dramatic shift in the country’s security landscape. These militias, loosely organized under the umbrella of the Popular Mobilization Forces, have carried out repeated attacks on U.S. military installations across Iraq and the wider region in recent months. The new government argues that armed groups operating outside state control undermine
Iraqi sovereignty and complicate relations with the United States and neighboring countries.
The challenge is enormous. Many of these militias have deep roots in Iraqi society, significant political representation in parliament, and direct financial and logistical backing from Iran. Previous Iraqi governments have attempted — and largely failed — to rein in
these forces, which gained legitimacy by helping defeat ISIS in 2014–2017. Integrating them into the formal military structure or compelling voluntary disarmament are both seen as politically treacherous paths.
Analysts warn that any serious disarmament push could provoke violence or political retaliation, and Iran is unlikely to encourage its proxy groups to stand down. The United States has long pressured Baghdad to curtail militia activity, and the new government’s stated willingness to act is being watched closely in Washington. Whether rhetoric will translate into concrete action remains deeply uncertain given the entrenched
power these groups hold.
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