🇺🇸🇮🇷 US President Donald Trump said that the claim of Vice President J. Dee Vance that the Iran war cost Republicans in the midterms is "largely true" because it raised gasoline prices in the short term, but he said he would do it again, arguing that Iran cannot be allowed to have nuclear weapons.
He added that he expects to get along with Democrats "unless they want to be destructive," noting that he still holds the veto, and said they have already called to talk.
"Vice President Vance says the reason the Republicans lost the war... Lost last night was the war in Iran. Well, I think that's true to a large extent because it did raise gasoline in the short term a little bit, and that's probably true. But at the same time, if I had to do it again, I would have to do it again because long-term, that's the only answer we have to Iran as if it was… You can't nuke it. I do. I mean, well, you have no choice. I mean, I thought the oil would cost a lot more, I did it based on that. You have no choice. You have to do it. You cannot let Iran have nuclear weapons. Or that everything you see here one day may not exist. And maybe this could be the only building that does. So, yes, I think that... look I mean, I'll probably get along with the Democrats unless they want to be destructive, but they have the power of veto. So if we don't like what they do... Or they'll call, they've already called and they want to talk about things and that's fine."