Trump Says He Is Not Looking to Escalate Iran War
Telegram channels @clashreport and @geopwatch quote Trump saying he is not looking to escalate with Iran now that the midterms are over, and that there is no reason to. Later quotes touch on Pickaxe Mountain, Venezuela and Ukraine.
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Trump on Ukraine: Starlink is a very good system and it was perhaps turned down. I mean, I don't even know. I haven't been — it hasn't been proven to me that it was turned down. There's a lotta lies… (clashreport on Telegram)
Trump on Ukraine: Biden gave them $350 billion worth of cash and weapons. I gave them nothing. I give it to Europe, sell it at full price, and they pay us. (clashreport on Telegram)
Trump on Venezuela: You could call it a territory, you could call it whatever you want. We won that war in less than one hour. (clashreport on Telegram)
Trump on Iran: They have other problems. They're not lookin' at Pickaxe Mountain. If we needed to do Pickaxe, which we don't at this moment, we would have that done in one hour. It would be taken… (clashreport on Telegram)
Trump on Iran: They were ready to make a deal with me. We would have had a deal except for this election. We will make a deal anyway. (clashreport on Telegram)
Trump on Iran: We were close to making a deal with Iran. If we didn't have this election, we might have had a deal. This gives them hope. (clashreport on Telegram)
🇺🇸❌🇮🇷 - When asked if he plans to escalate the war with Iran now that the midterms are over, President Trump said: “Well, I’m not looking to. I don’t think there’s any reason to." @GeoPWatch (geopwatch on Telegram)
Trump on Ukraine War: I think it's gonna happen, and they're gonna end up with a little bit different shape Ukraine. (clashreport on Telegram)
Q: Do you think Putin is stringing you along? Trump: Oh, I don't think so. There's been nobody that's been tougher on Russia than me. (clashreport on Telegram)
Trump on Russia: I didn't lift diesel sanctions on Russia. I made it possible for Russia to give, not us, but to the world, thousands and thousands of barrels of oil. (clashreport on Telegram)
Q: President Zelensky's country was actually invaded by Russia. Trump: When they had their first meeting, there was great disrespect shown to Russia. (clashreport on Telegram)
Q: On Israel, do you have regrets about the decision to help the Israelis do decapitation strikes on Iran because that changed the Iranian regime, and it seems like it made them escalate? You… (clashreport on Telegram)
Trump on Israel: Israel would not exist except for Donald Trump. (clashreport on Telegram)
Trump on Iran: Those countries that we've protected are going to pay us back any and all costs that we've had for the war, 'cause without us, they wouldn't exist. Without us, Israel would not exist. (clashreport on Telegram)
Q: So you're not gonna escalate the Iran war now that the midterms are over? Trump: Well, I'm not looking to. I don't think there's any reason to. Q: They still have nuclear material. Trump: They… (clashreport on Telegram)
Trump on Iran: If Iran had a nuclear weapon during my term, I would be excoriated far worse than what's happened. (clashreport on Telegram)
Trump on Iran War: Historically, this will be a very good decision. Is it a good decision for today and tomorrow? Maybe not. (clashreport on Telegram)
Q: JD Vance wrote a social media post where he says, "The reason we lost is the war," meaning Iran. Trump: I don't disagree with it. (clashreport on Telegram)
Trump admits: The voters didn't like the war. They didn't like the fact that gasoline went up. And there's a great dislike, incredibly, for Israel. (clashreport on Telegram)
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