Newt Gingrich Warns Trump Has a Very Difficult Choice' to Make On Iran, Arguing Negotiations Won't Work

"Well, in the first place, the number of things the Trump administration is doing on health care is astonishing. And, in fact, it's so much, nobody can cover it. And so across the board, they're doing things from helping have children at a young age to dealing with diabetes, to progress on Alzheimer's, to working on cost. It's really quite astonishing. And that part of it was terrific, Gingrich said, reacting to Trump launching moms.gov, a new maternal healthcare initiative aimed at supporting expecting mothers."

"I think the most historically important section was when they talked about Iran, and that's because I think that the president, when he gets back from China, is going to have a very difficult choice, Gingrich continued, pivoting to the Iran war. You know, the Iranians are not going to give in. And so he's either got to decideand he was very clear again todayI mean, he believes the Iranians having nuclear weapons is a mortal threat to American cities."

"Well, then, if he really believes that, he better have the Defense Department or the Department of Defense figuring out a campaign strategy that allows us to stop them from doing it, he concluded. Speaker, having led in all different sorts of situations, you've seen how it can go on Capitol Hill, right? How surprised or not are you that the War Powers Resolutionthe Democrats say they're all bullish on it and they want to curtail the powers of this presidentdoesn't get by even the Democrats?"

"I think when you look at an opponent who has, for 47 years, chanted Death to America,' the idea that you're going to in any way look like you're pro-Iranian probably stops two-thirds of the members from raising the War Powers Act. I mean, what are they? If they raise it, are they really going t"

The Trump administration’s health care actions are described as extensive and wide-ranging, covering support for young children, diabetes, progress on Alzheimer’s, and efforts to reduce costs. Maternal healthcare is highlighted through the launch of moms.gov, aimed at supporting expecting mothers. Iran is framed as a central concern, with the view that Iran will not concede and that nuclear weapons would be a mortal threat to American cities. The response emphasizes that if such a threat is believed, the Defense Department must develop a campaign strategy to stop Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons. War Powers Resolution debate is portrayed as politically constrained by the strong negative perception of Iran.

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