Trump defends war in Iran, tariffs during Texas campaign swing
Houston Chronicle · Jeremy Wallace ·
Despite polls showing most Texans disapprove of the president's handling of the economy and the war in Iran, Trump can’t stop talking about both.
Despite polls showing most Texans disapprove of President Donald Trump’s handling of the economy and the war in Iran, Trump can’t stop talking about both.
During speeches in Corpus Christi and Lubbock on Tuesday to help Republican Senate candidate Ken Paxton, Trump spent time insisting that the war in Iran has been successful and that the economy has never been better thanks to higher tariffs he’s imposed on imported goods.
“We obliterated Iran’s nuclear enrichment capabilities,” Trump said in Lubbock during a nearly two-hour-long speech.
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