Sen. John Kennedy’s Doofus Metaphor For Trump’s Strikes On Iran Doesn’t Cut It
Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) said Sunday that President Donald Trump “believes that sometimes you have to kill a few chickens to scare the monkeys” in bombing Iran.
The strikes between the countries paused over the weekend after two weeks of ceasefire-ending attacks by the U.S., but Kennedy said the president “likes” the daily assaults.
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The president last month admitted he agreed to end his war because continuing it would have created a world economic calamity.
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The president also said he hasn’t ruled out a ground invasion of Iran.
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The "Tonight Show" host gave his take on why Trump’s declarations about the conflict don’t hold water.
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“I think we need to bring it to a resolution,” Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said.
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The president “does need to get this over with,” said the chief political analyst.
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In an interview on “Face the Nation,” host Margaret Brennan cited a poll saying that 67% of Americans want the war to end now. She noted that Kennedy had inquired about the possibility of an immediate end to the conflict Trump started in February.
Kennedy said he simply wanted an answer from officials. He then gave his take on what should be done:
“I think we ought to tighten the sanctions on the sale of Iranian oil. I think we ought to continue the blockade and starve them out. I think we ought to bomb Pickaxe Mountain and try to reach what’s underneath it. I don’t have enough information to know about continuing the attacks.”
“The president likes the daily attacks,” Kennedy said before referring to a Chinese proverb about instilling fear. “He believes that sometimes you have to kill a few chickens to scare the monkeys.”
