President Donald Trump told ABC News’ Jonathan Karl on Thursday that he isn’t concerned about what comes next after the war with Iran, praising what he described as the success of the U.S. military operation.
“Forget about next,” he replied to a question about the future of Iran, Karl reported on X. “They are decimated for a 10-year period before they could build it back.”
Karl also reported that Trump referred to the ongoing Middle East conflict as a “performance,” saying, “I hope you are impressed. “How do you like the performance? I mean, Venezuela is obvious. This might be even better. How do you like the performance?”
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