ICYMI: A weaker Iran means a stronger America

After nearly 5 decades of terror from Iran, President Donald Trump took decisive action to weaken and confront the world's leading state sponsor of terrorism.

Over those decades, Iran crossed every single red line.

Now, the bravery of the United States Armed Forces is on full display, and President Trump has made his message clear: the conflict will end when Iran can no longer threaten the United States, our allies, and the rest of the world with thousands of its missiles and its pursuit of nuclear weapons.

In case you missed it, Rep. Buddy Carter discussed President Trump's decisive military action on Fox News.

Fox News, March 8, 2026

Mike Emanuel (host): "What is your analysis of where we are one week into this operation in Iran?"

Rep. Carter: "…America and the world are safer today than [we] were two days ago."

Mike Emanuel: "On the issue of American boots on the ground, is it your sense the President as Commander in-Chief doesn't want to tie his hands or the hands of his commanders by saying what he will or won't do?"

Rep. Carter: "He's being strategic …that's what the president's doing here. No one wants troops on the ground. The President doesn't want it. We don't want it. But you don't tell the enemy what you're going to do or what you're not going to do… He's making sure they understand that option is on the table."

Mike Emanuel: "We've seen oil prices shoot up since the start of this operation. How concerned are you about fuel prices going forward?"

Rep. Carter: "… can you imagine what would be the case if the President had not unleashed American energy…? Can you imagine what it would be like if we were still under the policies of the Biden-Harris Administration, what oil prices would be like now and gasoline prices? This is going to add stability in the future so that Iran will not be able to really manipulate the markets like they have in the past. … There's going to be some short-term pain, but I can assure you it's going to be for the benefit of the long-term gain."

Mike Emanuel: "Do you worry about Iran taking your fellow Republicans off message in terms of the pocketbook issues that so many Americans are worried about heading into the midterms?"

Rep. Carter: "No, I think we're concentrating on making sure people know that President Trump and our policies, particularly the Working Families Tax Cut Act that I voted for, that our Democratic Senator here in the state of Georgia, John Ossoff, voted against, [are] putting more money in people's pockets. …the average refund for the IRS was up 10.2%. And as we see the impact of the Working Families Tax Cut Act, that's no tax on tips, no tax on overtime, no tax on social security, increased child tax credit; all of that is going to make for more money in people's pockets, and it's going to make for a better economy."

Watch the full interview here.

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