Trump Repeats ‘Perfect’ Iran Remark Despite $4.50 Gas Pain

11 articles · Updated · HuffPost · May 16

Fox News on Friday gave Trump a chance to walk back his earlier comment, but he instead called it a “perfect statement” and said, “I’d make it again.”
Trump said Americans’ finances do not factor into his Iran stance because “the only thing that matters” is preventing Tehran from getting a nuclear weapon, even if there is “short-term pain.”
That defense came after he had already acknowledged gas prices rising 50% to above $4.50 a gallon amid disruption tied to the Strait of Hormuz.
The remark had already created political strain, with JD Vance and House Speaker Mike Johnson earlier this week suggesting Trump’s original comment was being misrepresented, while critics called it politically damaging.

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