© Al Drago/BloombergUS President Donald Trump
The president was asked if he wants an Iranian regime change and replied:
"No. I want to see everything calm down as quickly as possible. Regime change takes chaos, and ideally, we don't want to see so much chaos. So we'll see how it goes."He told reporters on Air Force One on the way to The Hague for the NATO summit:
"The Iranians are very good traders, very good businesspeople, and they got a lot of oil. They should be fine. They should be able to rebuild and do a good job. They're never going to have nuclear. But other than that, they should do a great job, which is exactly what I've been saying for years."Before leaving the White House, the president railed against Israel and Iran for continuing to fight overnight after the president announced the parameters of a ceasefire the day before.
The president had suggested Sunday that a regime change could be possible in Iran, leaving the door open to interfering with Iranian leadership after the U.S. bombed the country's nuclear sites. He dubbed it, "Make Iran Great Again." Trump wrote in a Truth Social post:
"It's not politically correct to use the term, 'Regime Change,' but if the current Iranian Regime is unable to MAKE IRAN GREAT AGAIN, why wouldn't there be a Regime change??? MIGA!!!"While the strikes on the nuclear facilities surprised some MAGA supporters because the president had campaigned on staying out of foreign conflicts, the administration signaled the military action could end there. But, when Trump then left the door open to a regime change, fears among supporters increased about the possibility of U.S. entanglement abroad.
Press secretary Karoline Leavitt on Monday walked back Trump's comment, saying he was just suggesting the Iranian people might want a new government, not suggesting a new front or motive to the war.
Reader Comments
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Oh well - time will tell - and truly - dipshits and dimwits in dc are all I've ever seen my whole life long of being lied to time and time again.
fuck that - enough is enough.
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Time for better ideas - the time is NOW.
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So after that fucker falls - and fall I suspect he will - then one wonder about Jordan - that place is bought and sold ain't it - and the folks in Egypt must be getting restless - and the folks all around that misbegotten place of bullies full of themselves recently learned they ain't invincible - that be the traitors in the land of Israel - well they must be wondering - when will the next salvo be coming in? No wonder they are departing in earnest, but they can NEVER disavow their 82% desire to literally wipe out the brown folks there in Gaza - and shame upon them sold their souls - no peace will they ever have - but the place they invaded will return to those who call Palestine their homeland - and that is that.
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Place Your bets - and this ain't no game.