The current Senate Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough was appointed in 2012 by then-Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, a Democrat, without a formal Senate vote. Her appointment was praised by senators from both parties, including Republicans Richard Shelby and John Thune. She was retained by Republican Majority Leader Mitch McConnell in 2015, further indicating bipartisan acceptance.
“If Trump had woken up after a quarter of an hour, the strike this morning would have been even stronger.”
I think the joke is that the Israeli counterattack was called off because Trump does not sleep much. But if he had slept in for 15 minutes, it would have allowed time to get in a counter strike. Not the most well crafted joke, but it seems to be a playful acknowledgement that they deferred to Trump.
Grok estimate: Less than 0.002% of Americans (approximately 2,000 or fewer taxpayers) are likely to have paid over $15 million in federal income taxes in a single year.