Islamists ‘cannot have a nuclear weapon, and if action wasn’t taken, they’d have one’
By Nick Naulty, Daily Caller News Foundation
President Donald Trump doubled down on his claim that the financial pain of Americans is not a consideration when seeking to deny Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons, calling his previous admission to that effect “a perfect statement.”
Trump initially told Daily Caller White House Correspondent Reagan Reese that the financial situations of Americans were “not even a little bit” of a factor when pressuring Iran to resolve the ongoing conflict with a diplomatic solution. The comments came as Americans are feeling the pain of the war’s economic effects, such as higher gas and food prices. Trump defended the remarks he made during a Friday interview with Fox News’s Bret Baier.
Trump told Baier he would make that statement again, arguing that preventing Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon outweighs any short-term pain.