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President Trump revealed to the New York Post that his civilization threat against Iran was not just a tactic and wasn’t a joke. He was serious about doing it if Iran didn’t come to the table.
Here’s what he said:
President Trump dismissed the notion that he employed the “Madman Theory” to negotiate a cease-fire with Iran, claiming that he was poised to order civilization-destroying strikes.
Asked about the “madman” concept by The Post, Trump offered a counter-assessment that the US military is strong and he was willing to use it.
“I think that we have a phenomenal military that I rebuilt during my first term and I used in my second term, and I was willing to use it. I was willing to do it,” Trump said in a phone interview Wednesday.
“I think we have just a phenomenal group of people, just phenomenal. And we have a phenomenal, unparalleled in history military. And you see that, you know, we only use 8% of our military to do this.”
The president sparked widespread panic Tuesday with his jaw-dropping ultimatum to Iran that a “whole civilization will die tonight” if Tehran failed to cut a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz by 8 o’clock ET that evening.
Prior to his fiery threat, Trump voiced concerns that Iran was “not being serious.”
Shortly before the deadline, Iran agreed to a conditional reopening of the strait in exchange for a two-week cease-fire, during which time in-person talks are expected in Pakistan to work on a final deal.
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