Secretary of State Marco Rubio offered a full-throated defense of President Donald Trump’s Iran policy Friday, framing the administration’s hardline approach as exactly what voters signed up for when they elected him in 2016.
Speaking at an event, Rubio — who also serves as National Security Adviser — argued Trump’s willingness to take on tough, politically risky challenges sets him apart from predecessors who avoided confrontation with Tehran. “He was elected to do the hard things — the hard things,” Rubio said. “It would have been very easy to do what multiple presidents before him have done, which is to ignore the Iran thing, leave it for the next guy.”
‘Not Just for Him — For You’
Rubio cast Trump’s Iran strategy as a necessary stand against a regime seeking “to destroy our country and our way of life.” He warned that allowing Iran to obtain nuclear weapons would create an unacceptable global threat, one previous administrations irresponsibly ignored.
“We cannot live in a world in which the most radical terroristic regime on the planet possesses a weapon of mass destruction,” Rubio said. “This president wasn’t elected to allow threats to linger.”
Midterm Backlash
The remarks come days after Democrats scored major midterm victories, retaking both chambers of Congress. Many winning candidates campaigned on ending U.S. involvement in Iran and focusing on domestic economic issues. Some have since signaled plans to investigate Trump associates.
Rubio, however, suggested the election losses stemmed partly from Trump’s refusal to take politically expedient positions. “He did it for you,” Rubio told the crowd. “Not for him, not for anybody else.”
Source: www.dailywire.com — https://www.dailywire.com/news/rubio-defends-trumps-iran-call-by-reminding-americans-why-they-elected-him