War with Iran, gasoline prices, a 'great dislike' for Israel, Trump explains why GOP lost the elections | LIVE BLOG
During the 60 Minutes interview, President Trump also suggested that if he were on the ballot, 'it would've been a much different situation.'
Over the weekend, US President Donald Trump announced the launch of 'Task Force Iron Gate,' which is aimed at disrupting Iranian ground transit routes that allowed them to subvert US sanctions. This comes as Iran continues to leverage the US midterm election results to pressure the US against restarting the war.
In a post on X, Iranian FM Abbas Araghchi stated that the 'American voters have made their choice,' and said it was time for the White House to make their own as well. He went on to say the Iranian 2-day proposal stands and demands that the US meet the requirements and end the war on all fronts. READ MORE FROM SUNDAY
'He seems confused,' Iranian FM Abbas Araghchi says that President Trump does not seem to understand why Americans are 'disgusted by Israel'
In a post on X, FM Araghchi stated that "Americans are evidently sick and tired of Israel bamboozling US administrations into Forever Wars. They had enough. So has our region"
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"They are very similar in their policy and in their view," President Trump offers his views on Gadi Eisenkot compared to Benjamin Netanyahu
While taking questions from reporters on the tarmac before leaving Florida, President Trump gave his take on Gadi Eisenkot being tasked with forming a new government
Trump claimed that the two Israeli politicians "are very similar in terms of their policy and their views," and suggested that Eisenkot stated that he "loves Trump."
However, the president admitted that he is not sure what will happen next regarding the future of Israeli politics, but reaffirmed that both Eisenkot and Netanyahu were "strong" on his decisions and policies.
'If we needed to do Pickaxe, we would have that done in one hour,' US President Trump talks about the war in Iran on '60 Minutes'
When asked whether or not there is still nuclear material in Pickaxe Mountain, Trump claimed, "We don't know that; there has been very little activity there."
The president suggested that the Iranians are so focused on other issues they are not looking at Pickaxe Mountain.
Trump then added that, "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 care of."
"I think if I was on the ballot, it would've been a much different situation," President Trump discusses the midterm election results on '60 Minutes'
While sitting down with '60 Minutes,' US President Donald Trump offered his opinions on why Republicans lost during the US midterm elections.
Trump stated that the three biggest reasons for the major election loss were a dislike for the war in Iran, the price of gasoline going up, and a "great dislike" for Israel.