Trump: "Iran War Contributed to Midterm Defeat"... "Democrats Will Be Destroyed" if They Pursue Impeachment
J.D. Vance Cites Iran War as Cause of Election Loss
U.S. President Donald Trump acknowledged on Nov. 4 (local time) that the Iran war contributed to the Republican Party's crushing defeat in the midterm elections. However, he defended the war's legitimacy and said he had no plans to replace Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. He also warned that Democrats would face a political backlash if they pursued impeachment.
Meeting with reporters at the construction site of the new White House ballroom that day, President Trump was asked whether he agreed with Vice President J.D. Vance's assessment that the Iran war was a cause of the election defeat. "I think that's largely right," he replied, adding that "the war pushed up gasoline prices a little in the short term."
However, he rejected the interpretation that the Iran war itself was a mistake. President Trump said, "I would do it again if I had to," adding, "because in the long term, it's the only solution. We cannot allow Iran to have nuclear weapons."
He also dismissed the possibility of removing Secretary Hegseth, who led the war. Asked whether he would replace Hegseth, President Trump replied, "No. He's doing a good job." With Democrats expected to focus on holding the administration accountable for the Iran war in the new Congress, his remarks suggest that he intends to maintain his existing foreign and security policy stance.
He took a particularly firm position on the possibility that Democrats might pursue impeachment. President Trump said that if Democrats pursued impeachment, "the Democrats would be ruined," and claimed there were no grounds to impeach him.
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President Trump also rejected the interpretation that the Republican Party's election defeat signaled a decline in his political influence. He said the Republicans would have won if his name had been on the ballot, adding, "There was tremendous enthusiasm at my campaign rallies, but I couldn't transfer it to the candidates."
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