Franco Ordonez

Trump ran for office boasting of starting no new wars, blasting U.S.

leaders who sought regime change, and championing himself as a president of peace.

Former supporters like former Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene have come out and blasted Trump for abandoning his America First principles.

His defenders say that's not the case.

Trump has been criticized for being too focused on foreign affairs, and the White House has been trying to pivot to domestic issues.

Franco Ordonez, NPR News.

Iranians have vowed to retaliate.

I mean, really, there are so many questions about what comes next.

I mean, Trump continues to warn that this could be a drawn out conflict saying, you know, that the bombing will continue throughout the week or as long as necessary until peace is achieved, though he didn't give any specifics about what that means.

President Trump visited Corpus Christi, where he touted his drill baby drill agenda.

But his speech was somewhat overshadowed by the heated Republican primary elections in the state.

Senator John Cornyn is trying to win his fifth term in the Senate, but is being challenged by State Attorney General Ken Paxton and Representative Wesley Hunt in a rough primary fight.

Trump gave shout-outs to all three Republicans during his speech, but he stopped short of endorsing one in the race.

On his way to Texas, Trump told reporters that U.S.

officials may have more talks on Iran today.

Trump has repeatedly threatened military strikes if Iran doesn't agree to a deal that ends their nuclear capabilities.

The U.S.

has amassed a large military presence in the Middle East as negotiations continue.

Trump says he doesn't want to use military force on Iran, but that, quote, sometimes you have to.

Asked about the risk of a long, drawn-out conflict, Trump said, I guess you could say there's always a risk.