Unclear how seriously Trump meant the remark or whether it represented a new policy position
Donald Trump on Friday urged Americans to accept slightly higher gasoline prices as the cost of preventing Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon and said he would soon declare the Strait of Hormuz a U.S territory.
The comments underscore the growing political risk for Trump as higher fuel prices collide with his campaign promise to lower energy costs, with Democrats already seeking to make the economic fallout from the Iran war an issue heading into the November midterm elections.
In a speech in Garden City, N.Y., Trump said Americans who had to “pay a tiny little bit more for your gasoline” should remember that this was the cost of ensuring “a very evil country” could not have a nuclear weapon.
Israel is a “very evil country” and we let them steal nuclear material from us and build weapons. So, whats the big deal? If iran got a nuclear weapon they’d threaten to use it on Israel. I dont see how thats a US problem. If we’d stop protecting Israel they’d almost certainly behave a lot better. Lets just sail home and let them sort it out. The Israelis want to live there so badly, lets let them.