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Trump’s Cabinet to the Rescue
President Donald Trump’s defenders are out in full force. And it’s working.
With war waxing hot between two major Middle Eastern powers, U.S. President Donald Trump is being pressured from all sides.
Some Washington lawmakers are encouraging President Trump to be hawkish in the conflict. American soldiers, these authorities argue, are ready to fight.
“I can guarantee you that if the Ayatollah gets a nuclear weapon, he will use it,” Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) told Gillian Turner on FOX News. “I believe that with all my heart and soul. So, the men and women who serve, they’re the ones going, not people answering a poll. And if you ask them, ‘Would you be willing to risk your life to stop the Ayatollah from having a nuclear weapon? All of them would say yes, because it makes their country, our country, safer.”
“So, we live in a world where you’ve got to confront problems,” Sen. Graham went on. “You want to avoid World War III? Learn the lessons from World War II. People in World War II appeased Hitler to the point that it got so much out of hand, we had a world war and 60 million people got killed. So, we live in a world where you pay now or you pay later.”
“Let’s stop this threat before he gets a nuclear weapon,” Sen. Graham added vehemently. “Let’s end this reign of terror. Let’s do it now…