Trump shuts down question on the potential of US, Israel pre-emptively striking Iran
December 16, 2024
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as posted by the channelPresident-elect Donald Trump refused to say Monday whether he would support the US or Israel launching preemptive airstrikes on Iran to stop it from successfully building a nuclear weapon, following reports that he was mulling the move.
“Am I going to do preemptive strikes on Iran? Is that a serious question? How could I answer a question like that?” Trump, 78, told a reporter at his lengthy Mar-a-Lago press conference.
A second reporter at the Palm Beach, Fla., resort question-and-answer session then asked the incoming president if he would support Israel launching a preemptive strike.
“How could I tell you a thing like that now?” Trump shot back.
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