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Donald Trump
@donaldtrump· Republican · FL· Apr 3, 2026

We're fighting wars. We can't take care of day care.

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Donald Trump
@donaldtrump· Republican · FL· Apr 3, 2026

It's not possible for us to take care of day care, Medicaid, Medicare — all these individual things.

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Donald Trump
@donaldtrump· Republican · FL· Apr 3, 2026

We will measure our success not only by the battles we win, but also by the wars that we end — and perhaps most importantly, the wars we never get into.

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Donald Trump
@donaldtrump· Republican · FL· Apr 3, 2026

I think any deal they make, I'm pretty much not happy with it.

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Donald Trump
@donaldtrump· Republican · FL· Apr 3, 2026

If France or some other country wants to get oil or gas, they'll go up through the strait, the Hormuz Strait, they'll go right up there, and they'll be able to fend for themselves. I think it'll be very safe, actually, but we have nothing to do with that. What happens with the strait? We're not going to have anything to do with it.

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Donald Trump
@donaldtrump· Republican · FL· Apr 3, 2026

we're not going to have anything to do with it

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Donald Trump
@donaldtrump· Republican · FL· Apr 3, 2026

They'll be able to fend for themselves

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Donald Trump
@donaldtrump· Republican · FL· Apr 3, 2026

The U.S. would bring Iran 'back to the Stone Ages where they belong.'

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Donald Trump
@donaldtrump· Republican · FL· Apr 3, 2026

The administration's goal is to ensure Iran never obtains a nuclear weapon.

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Donald Trump
@donaldtrump· Republican · FL· Apr 3, 2026

The United States is heavily reliant on imports, threatening to limit United States access to life-saving medications in the event of global supply chain disruption due to geopolitical or economic disruption.

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Donald Trump
@donaldtrump· Republican · FL· Apr 3, 2026

I vowed not to let Israel or America’s friends in the Persian Gulf 'get hurt or fail in any way, shape, or form.'

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Donald Trump
@donaldtrump· Republican · FL· Apr 3, 2026

I can say tonight that we are on track to complete all of America's military objectives shortly, very shortly.

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Donald Trump
@donaldtrump· Republican · FL· Apr 3, 2026

We are going to hit [Iran] extremely hard over the next two to three weeks.

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