With the midterm elections less than four weeks away, President Trump addressed concerns over rising fuel costs, defending his administration's military actions against Iran.
Dismissing critics of surging pump prices, Trump emphasized that preventing a nuclear-armed Iran is a vital global necessity that far outweighs short-term economic pain.
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Reporter: President, midterm elections less than 4 weeks away. Should motorists, should truckers expect elevated gas and diesel prices between now and then?
Trump: When the war ends, two things are going to happen. Number the one thing already has happened. It’s that Iran will never have a nuclear weapon. That’s a very big thing. Because if you want to see turmoil and. A travesty. Let them take out a city with a nuclear weapon. I’m not only talking about Israel and and big parts of the Middle East. But let them hit us with a nuclear weapon. For all those stupid people that think it’s OK, I deal with them. And they are crazy. There’s no question about it. They’re very crazy people. I tell them that all the time. I said, you’re crazy, man.
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