Abdul El-Sayed criticized Donald Trump’s handling of the Iran war, arguing that Congress must step in and ask for accountability. He called Trump an idiot president while discussing the Obama nuclear deal with Iran.
Abdul El-Sayed slams Donald Trump over Iran war and Obama nuclear deal
During his interview with NPR‘s Leila Fadel on the podcast Newsmakers, he discussed the Iran war and the upcoming role of Democrats.
While talking about the cost behind the war, Abdul said, “Look, war costs money, and it is Congress that has the capacity to declare war. It is Congress that controls the purse. We have the ability to hold him accountable.” Abdul’s criticism came after Trump said the Iran war is effectively over.
Abdul also referenced former President Barack Obama, saying, “We don’t have to go that far in the history, to remember President Obama, who is actually a great president, had addressed the risk of nuclear threat via diplomacy without war. And then this idiot president became president.”
Host Leila asked whether he was talking about the Obama nuclear deal, the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). The JCPOA is an Iran nuclear deal where Iran agreed to restrict its nuclear program in exchange for verified compliance and nuclear sanctions being lifted.
He added, “This man doesn’t like anything that Obama did because he sees it as a personal affront to himself because he didn’t do it. Tears up the agreement, and the next term goes on and makes war. To what? To teach Iranians that they have a chokehold on the Strait of Hormuz.”
Abdul added that it’s one of the reasons we all are paying the price in terms of gas and groceries. He said every time the US has pressure to fight a war on behalf of another government, presidents with a cognitive mindset understood it’s a bad idea. Abdul emphasized that Congress has to act and ask for accountability.
He also warned that Democrats risk losing public trust if they fail to act boldly following the midterm election victories.
