President Donald Trump used several hot-button cultural issues to make a midterm election pitch to a key conservative group in Phoenix on Friday, a day he spent portraying as a possible turning point in the U.S. war with Iran.
Trump had used a series of morning social media posts to suggest a long-term deal with Iran could be close hours before he spoke to a Turning Point USA audience at Dream City Church. Once onstage at the “Build the Red Wall”-themed event, the commander in chief sounded upbeat about the prospects for a deal with Iran — even as its leaders disputed his claims.
“Who knows, with Iran in particular, this process should go very quickly and that most of the points are already negotiated and agreed to,” Trump said of ongoing talks being mediated by top Pakistani officials. “This will be a great and brilliant day for the world, because Iran has just announced that the Strait of Hormuz is fully open and ready for business.”
