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.

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    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.

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    Yes, indeed, he would be stupid enough to pull such a stunt, oblivious to consequences or reality.

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    Donald Trump on Friday

    Says something to distort the markets, it happens every week.

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    If they can, they will, and that has been true since the native genocide. There’s no moral “should” in their vocabulary, they cannot conceive it, the closest thing is “legal/illegal”.

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      You drive a hard bargain, but OK we agree its yours now. You also get trump and the US congress.