Trump admits Iran war largely caused election wipeout, but says he had to do it

Trump admits Iran war largely caused election wipeout, but says he had to do it

Trump admits Iran war largely caused election wipeout, but says he had to do it

President Donald Trump has admitted that the war on Iran largely caused his Republican Party's heavy losses in the midterm elections, but insisted he would do it again. Asked about Vice President JD Vance's claim that "the reason we lost is the war," Trump said it was "largely true" because the war pushed petrol prices up for a short time. He added that stopping Iran from getting a nuclear weapon left him no choice, saying "we had to do it." Democrats won back both chambers of Congress, while Iranian leaders celebrated the result as a political defeat for Trump, though Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei said US hostility towards Iran would continue.

President Donald Trump has admitted that the war on Iran largely caused his Republican Party's heavy losses in the midterm elections, but insisted he would do it again. Asked about Vice President JD Vance's claim that "the reason we lost is the war," Trump said it was "largely true" because the war pushed petrol prices up for a short time. He added that stopping Iran from getting a nuclear weapon left him no choice, saying "we had to do it." Democrats won back both chambers of Congress, while Iranian leaders celebrated the result as a political defeat for Trump, though Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei said US hostility towards Iran would continue.

President Donald Trump has admitted that the war on Iran largely caused his Republican Party's heavy losses in the midterm elections, but insisted he would do it again. Asked about Vice President JD Vance's claim that "the reason we lost is the war," Trump said it was "largely true" because the war pushed petrol prices up for a short time. He added that stopping Iran from getting a nuclear weapon left him no choice, saying "we had to do it." Democrats won back both chambers of Congress, while Iranian leaders celebrated the result as a political defeat for Trump, though Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei said US hostility towards Iran would continue.