The only thing that matters when I'm talking about Iran, they can't have a nuclear weapon. I don't think about Americans financial situation, and I don't think about anybody. I think about one thing.
We cannot let Iran have a nuclear weapon. That's all. Even if you agree with the war, and you clearly do.
Uh, is he not minimizing what Americans are feeling because of the war? Caitlyn Collins went up against MAG stoogge, vile wararmonger, and Trump bootlicker. far-right Republican Jim Jordan on her CNN show over Donald Trump's disastrous war and his comments that he doesn't care about the finances of Americans, we're going to take a look at clips of this interaction between Jim Jordan and Caitlyn Collins.
I have thoughts to share, too. Let's get into it together. But as the president is preparing to return to the United States following his final meeting with the Chinese leader, he's going to be returning to some of the same questions that many of his Republican colleagues have been facing.
Look, it's just not going to last forever and gas prices are going to go back down. The gas price situation is tough, but I don't think that's going to be resolved in the next few weeks. The fact of the matter is is everybody relax.
Fuel prices will go down. Iran's going to end very, very soon. My first source tonight is the chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, Republican Congressman Jim Jordan of Ohio.
And thank you, sir. uh for being here. You heard the the the questions that your colleagues have have been facing on this.
I'm sure you faced some of them from the Capitol Hill press corp. U you were critical when gas was $3. 7 when President Biden was in office.
If you thought that was bad, what is $453? Well, we all want gas prices to go down, Caitlyn. But we also are concerned about Iran and this regime that's done so much evil and harm around the world to Americans, to Israelis, to other people, to their own people, for goodness sakes, for 47 years.
You can't have that regime getting a nuclear weapon. Uh the president's been clear about that. Secretary of State Rubio has been clear about that.
So the president is concerned about the long-term safety of this great country and the citizens who live here. That's what he's focused on. And when you're focused on that, you cannot allow Iran to have a nuclear weapon.
That is the fundamental objective here. And yeah, we want the gas prices to come down, but we don't want this country, this regime, have a nuclear capability. I'd like to see a poll of Americans.
What do you care more about right now in this moment? Gas prices or Iran getting a nuclear weapon? So, is the argument that if gas prices are high, it's okay as long as it's for the right reason in your view?
No, the argument is do you how does that good for uh uh America, for Israel, for the world? How is that good for anyone if this regime understand how bad they are, Caitlyn? In Iran, wrestling is a big sport.
They took this 19-year-old junior champion, one of their star up and cominging athletes, and because he had protested against the regime, this evil regime that's done all this bad stuff, they hung this guy publicly. That's how bad they are. I think the American people understand you.
We don't want that regime. The President Trump has been clear. We're not going to let that regime get.
I think there are some wrestlers here in the United States that would say that Jim Jordan is a pretty good bad guy. If you don't know in about that, look into Jim Jordan and Ohio State University wrestlers. A nuclear weapon.
So yeah, we want gas prices to come down, but we also don't want this this evil country and the leadership there to have nuclear capabilities. As I said before, this is what you said in in 2022 when gas prices in your home state of Ohio were actually a little bit lower than they are today. These elites who live here in Washington don't seem to get the fact that folks in like West Central Ohio, North Central Ohio that I get to represent where you make things, grow things, move things.
$5 gas kills the economy. I mean, what happens to the economy if we hit $5 a gallon now? Well, it's not good.
good. We'd like it to come down, but you know, we're also seeing some good signs. And in the month of April, what do we have?
115,000 uh job growth in in the economy. Those are some there's some good signs out there. We all want prices to come down.
We all want things to be more affordable, particularly for young couples who are buying that first home, got a young family. We all want that to happen, but we don't want this country and what they've done over 47 years, the people they've killed, the evil they've been been a part of, we don't want them getting a nuclear weapon. So now and when Biden was driving up the gas prices, it was because of stupid regulation and taxes and everything else and spending.
It wasn't to prevent the receiving. In fact, they were cozying up to Iran. They were giving him American tax dollars to him.
They were doing all kinds of stupid deals. Thank goodness President Trump got us out of that those that deal and is focused on what's good for the long-term security and safety of the planet. Not just Americans, but the entire planet because everyone knows this regime is even China knows this regime is bad.
And that's why they've told the president that they want to help us stop this Iran from getting a nuclear weapon. I mean, China does a lot of business with Iran. But but to the point, I mean, it sounds like you're saying gas prices went up under Biden, and I criticized it then because I didn't like why they were going up.
I mean, they're going up a lot under this president that you supported, but you're just saying it's for the right reason in your view. Yeah. And it's and it's for a reason that he told the American people he was going to do.
One thing I know about this president, unlike so many other people in elective office, when this president says something, he does what he said. He said he would cut taxes, he did. He said he would secure the border, he did.
He said he would make sure Iran didn't get a nuclear weapon and he's going about doing that. And thank goodness he's got the courage and the toughness and the willingness to do what he said when most of the other president all the other presidents for 47 years wouldn't do it. But this guy will.
What about his promise in 2024 that if he was reelected gas would be under $2 a gallon because of his policies. Well, gas prices were coming down until we had to deal with the situation. But you know that's that's life.
That's dealing with with world and the the the world we live in. I think the country gets the fundamental fact and I know I understand this. President Trump makes decisions that are in the best interest of our nation.
250 years, greatest country in history. He makes decisions that are going to help our country and the long-term security and safety of the people he has the And I think you want a commander-in-chief like that. You want a commander-in-chief who's willing to do tough things that he knows are good for us, all of us, all of your viewers, everyone in this country, and frankly everyone around the world.
It is good if Iran doesn't get a nuclear weapon. But if someone's listening to you and they were paying $2. 98 cents a gallon a gas before the war started and now they're paying $453.
I mean saying that's life might not, you know, make them feel better. Those are those are your words. Those are your words, not mine.
I'm I'm saying no, you said that. This is the situation. This is the situation.
They were pursuing a nuclear weapon there. They wanted to get there. President Trump said, "I'm not going to do that he ran on that and he's taken the appropriate action that I think you want your commander-in-chief to take for the security and safety of America.
But he also ran on bringing gas prices to under $2 a gallon. I mean voters are supposed to look at that which hopefully we'll get there soon. I I want I want gas prices low, too.
I mean, we all want gas prices low. Who doesn't for goodness sake? But we also don't want Iran to get a nuclear weapon.
And I think the country is smart. They understand that decisions have to be made. Let's focus on getting those gas prices down as quickly and as fast as we can.
But let's also focus on making sure that this regime who was willing to hang a 19-year-old star athlete in their country willing to do that. Let's make sure they don't have a nuclear weapon. You said that's life.
I was just quoting what you said a second ago. Those were not my words. Those were your words.
I'm not saying that's life. Like I'm saying life sometimes throws thing at you that you didn't anticipate and you have to deal with it. And you want a commander-in-chief who will deal with it and deal with it in a way that is focused on the safety of the people he was elected to resp to serve and protect.
The president was asked about this uh as he was departing the White House for China. And this is what he he told reporters about that. Mr President, to what extent are American financial situations motivating you to make a deal?
Not even a little bit. The only thing that matters when I'm talking about Iran, they can't have a nuclear weapon. I don't think about American financial situation.
I don't think about anybody. I think about one thing. We cannot let Iran have a nuclear weapon.
That's all. I want to stop here for a minute just to say this quote from Donald Trump. I don't care about Americans financial situation.
This should be on every billboard in the country. Democrats should be running ads 24 hours a day. This should be the only thing that they're talking about right now.
And I don't know why Democrats are not doing that. Can you imagine the reverse of this? If Barack Obama or Joe Biden had said, "I don't care about Americans financial situation," Republicans would have had that on their t-shirts.
It would have been on their underwear. It would have been on the back of their pickup trucks, and they would still be talking about it today. And if the Democrats do not use this in messaging for their elections or or even just right now, they wouldn't even have to have it tied to a candidate, just have billboards up everywhere, advertisements everywhere.
Donald J. Trump such and such date. He said these words.
They are just handing this to Democrats on a silver platter if they will only fight. If they only will fight just a little bit. Okay, let's get back to Jim Jordan.
You agree with the war? And you clearly do. Uh, is he not minimizing what Americans are feeling because of the war?
No. No. Come on, Caitlyn.
This is a president who did the largest tax cut in American history, letting American families keep more of their money. Of course, he cares about them having the revenue and the sources and and affordability concerns. This is the president who said we should suspend the gas tax to help families deal with the price they're paying for fuel at the pump today.
So, of course, he cares about that, just like I care about, just like we all care about that. But he also cares about making sure this country long-term is safe. And again, I've said it several times.
I think that's what you want in a president. That's what you want in a commander-in-chief. That's what you want in your leader as the chief executive of the executive branch of ARC.
That's what you want. So I I think you can be focused on all that, try to help on all that, but you have to deal with this threat that is eminent. Is anyone other than the MAGA cult believing what Jim Jordan is saying here to Caitlyn Collins that Iran was any real threat?
Was Iran a threat to your life? Or is the fact that gas prices are so high and the cost of everything has skyrocketed after over the last few years? Is that more of a threat to your life?
And it looks like things are going to get a whole lot worse. I mean, I've seen reports of we're going to run out of motor oil and you know, here in a couple of months and you might not be able to get your oil changed in your car. What's more of a threat?
That or Iran and a non-existent nuclear weapon from Iran? If you can't change the oil in your car and your car breaks down, you know who's not going to help you? Donald Trump or Jim Jordan.
According to the Secretary of State, according to the president, they were close to getting this capability and that's why he took the action he did. Is in your view is is the cost of a gallon of gas reflective on the president's job performance? No, I the president is I think he's done a great job.
He's done what he said. As I said before, he's cut taxes, secured the board, did in record time on securing the border. Things we all ran on that the American people elected us to do.
We've been able to do that. And like I've said now, we want gas prices to come down certainly. But we also have to deal with this threat that is very real.
That is as real as it gets. These people are as dangerous as it gets. 47 years they killed Americans.
They've killed Israelis. They've killed others. that killed thousands of their own people, including their star athletes.
So, that's the situation we're in. President Trump understands we have to address that. But, do you think Americans feel that way?
I mean, you look at CNN polling, 70% of Americans say that he's doing a bad job on the economy. That is rare for President Trump. I don't even think he got below 50% even during COVID in his first term.
I mean, when was the last time 70% of Americans agreed on anything? I think I think most Republicans think President Trump's doing a good job. I've seen polling.
I don't trust all the all the polling you you see. Um all I know is I I think I think uh Americans appreciate leaders who actually do what they said they were going to do. And President Trump does that Americans and inflation is Donald Trump said he was going to bring prices down and also said he wouldn't get into more wars in the Middle East.
All we all know that Donald Trump is a liar and he's and he's working on that, Caitlyn. And look, let's hope you come down. We're working on bringing them down.
there's things we can do. Earlier this week, he proposed a moratorium on the or or or scaling back the gas tax for a while um for some some time frame. I'm off for looking at those kind of those kind of things as well.
But let's say the objective here Americans like presidents who keep their promises. You were just questioning a witness about this today. Someone who said one thing on the campaign and did something went in office.
The president said he'd bring down inflation and gas prices would be under $2 a gallon. Neither of those things are close to being true right now as we talk. Well, his term's not up.
He's going to keep working on that and hopefully we'll have them down before the midterm. I don't think he said I'll do it by the end of my term. He said on day one in the first 6 months when when they come down, we'll come we'll come back down.
We'll come back when when prices come. We'll come back and talk about it. Uh but the focus right now is making sure this this regime doesn't have the capability to do the evil that you could do with a nuclear weapon.
So that that is that's what that's what he's trying to prevent. That's what he's going to stop. And that's what he told us he was going to do.
So, the truth of the matter here is none of what Jim Jordan is talking about is improving any of the lives of Americans, unless you're a defense contractor or an oil company CEO. This war is just making your life worse. It was an illegal and offensive war.
Iran didn't attack the United States. Iran was no threat to the United States. Jim Jordan and the rest of MAGA is lying.
And ultimately, it comes down to they do not care about you. If you aren't a multi-millionaire donor, Jim Jordan, Donald Trump, the rest of MAGA does not care about you. This was reasonably good push back here from Caitlyn Collins.
We don't see a lot of it on main street t mainstream TV, but she did push back against a bit against Jim Jordan. The guy's a total scumbag. And I mean it ultimately just comes down to 70% of Americans, he says Republicans, but 70% of Americans do not buy this.
They are not on board with Donald Trump's war. They are not on board with the Republicans and MAGA. And I just hope that the Democrats can take advantage in November.
So far, they do not seem to have the proper fight within them. Let me know what you think about what Jim Jordan had to say here to Caitlyn Collins. Let me know what you think about the Democrats.
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