Earlier on Monday, as Townhall has been covering, President-elect Donald Trump gave remarks during his news conference at Mar-a-Lago, a key takeaway being the announcement of the investment that Softbank, a Tokyo-based tech firm, is investing $100 billion in U.S. projects. Trump may have even convinced CEO Masayoshi Son to invest $200 billion. The news conference touched upon several varying topics, including on foreign policy.
At one point, a reporter asked about whether Trump would consider preemptive strikes against Iran. Trump, in a serious tone, lambasted such a question, wondering why he would divulge such information.
“It’s a wonderful question, but how could I–am I gonna do preemptive strikes? Why would I say that? Can you imagine if I said ‘yes’ or ‘no?'” Laughter could be heard at this point from others in attendance. “You’d say, ‘that was strange that he answered that question.’ Am I gonna do preemptive strikes on Iran? Is that a serious question? How could I answer a question like that,” Trump continued, shrugging.
Another, similar question asked if Trump would support Israeli strikes, prompting the same answer from the president-elect.
"Is that a serious question??"
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Also on the foreign policy front, Trump reiterated his warnings for Hamas terrorists who took approximately 250 people hostage over a year ago, when they attacked Israel on October 7 of last year. During Monday’s news conference, Trump had been asked about his call with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu from Saturday. […]
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