Trump ‘is going to have to’ escalate Iran war: Rick Scott
Rick Scott (R-FL) believes President Donald Trump must escalate the U.S. war with Iran if he wants to see a decisive end to the prolonged conflict.As negotiations stalled last month amid renewed fighting, Trump threatened to bomb “one bridge or power plant” for every ship that Iran targets in the Strait of Hormuz. Scott said Trump should follow through on the message. Here’s a president who doesn’t want to put troops in harm’s way.
- ▪Rick Scott (R-FL) believes President Donald Trump must escalate the U.S. war with Iran if he wants to see a decisive end to the prolonged conflict.As negotiations stalled last month amid renewed fighting, Trump threatened to bomb “one bridg
- ▪Scott said Trump should follow through on the message.
- ▪Here’s a president who doesn’t want to put troops in harm’s way.
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Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL) believes President Donald Trump must escalate the U.S. war with Iran if he wants to see a decisive end to the prolonged conflict.As negotiations stalled last month amid renewed fighting, Trump threatened to bomb “one bridge or power plant” for every ship that Iran targets in the Strait of Hormuz. Scott said Trump should follow through on the message. Recommended Stories Trump ‘is going to have to’ escalate Iran war: Rick Scott State Department abolishes ‘ideologically extreme and discriminatory’ DEI policies in Foreign Service Over 100,000 Canadians sign petition for the removal of US ambassador “I think he’s going to have to,” the senator told NewsNation on Tuesday.Advertisement “Here’s a president that doesn’t like war,” he said. “None of us do.
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