Trump acknowledges that his party lost the election because of the war with Iran

On November 4, U.S. President Donald Trump responded to a claim by Vice President J.D. Vance that the war with Iran was the reason for the Republican defeat in the midterm elections.

"Well, I think that’s, to a large extent, true, because it caused gas prices to go up a bit in the short term. And that’s probably true," he told reporters.

However, the leader insisted that "if he had to do it again [the war with the Islamic Republic]," he would do so, because "in the long run, it is the only answer." "We cannot let Iran have a nuclear weapon," he added.

When asked whether he considered it worth it, he replied that it was, noting that he had "no other choice." "I mean, I thought oil prices would rise much higher, and I acted on that basis. You have no other choice; you have to do it," he maintained.

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