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Rep. Sheri Biggs (R-S.C.) said Democrats’ hypocrisy is “overwhelming.”
Trends Reporter, HuffPost
Rep. Sheri Biggs (R-S.C.) is defending President Donald Trump’s war in Iran, telling Americans they should leave the country if they don’t love it.
During her appearance on Newsmax’s “National Report” Monday, the South Carolina representative was asked if she thinks the Iran war will overshadow the midterms in November if Americans don’t see a decrease in gas prices and other consumer goods soon.
Declaring that the “bottom line is … Iran cannot have nuclear weapons,” she said, “The president is putting America first, and it’s not about politics. This is about the security of our nation. And the hypocrisy is overwhelming.”
“It’s OK for a democrat president to try to address the issues in Iran, but it’s not OK for President Trump or the Republican majority to try and address this?” she continued. “It’s complete hypocrisy. We have to put America first. And as I’ve said before, if you don’t love this country, get out.”
Elsewhere in the interview, Biggs was asked about her thoughts on the ongoing negotiations between the U.S. and Iran for a potential deal to end the war in the middle eastern country.
“Iran is so complex, and I think that’s what the average individual does not realize. President Trump is maneuvering this. He’s handling this so carefully because he wants to make good decisions,” she said.
Arguing that Trump “has a lot more information than you see on the news media,” she added, “The American people elected President Trump for a reason — and it’s because he has the backbone. He has the intelligence to get things done.”
On Monday, Iran suspended indirect negotiations with the U.S. to protest what it considers U.S. and Israeli ceasefire violations, according to an Iranian news outlet linked to its Revolutionary Guard Corps.
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