J.D. Vance

Look, I grew up in the Iraq generation.

I enlisted in the Marine Corps as an idealistic young kid right after 9-11.

I went to Iraq in 2000.

I enlisted in 2003.

I went to Iraq in 2005.

I am very cognizant that the Middle East leads to quagmires.

Trust me, so is the president of the United States, and we're hearing that.

We know that's out there.

But more importantly, we know the history, and the president does not – he has no interest in repeating the history of Iraq.

What he does want to make sure is that there's a totally separate issue, which is you don't let crazy people get nuclear weapons and then lead to a nuclear arms race all over the world.

Yeah.

The president is very aware of all this stuff, Megan, but I'll tell you, you know, protests, you know, counter regime.

I mean, look, in a perfect world, would I love it if a bunch of freedom loving Iranians who, by the way, are amazing, they're brave people.

If you know anything about the Persian people, they're like an incredible group.

of human beings, if they took over their own country and had a government that was much more friendly to the United States of America, would that be a good thing?

Absolutely, that would be a good thing.

But fundamentally, what the president has always been focused on, even with this most recent round of protests, you saw, I think his most recent truth,

or at least one of the more recent communications he made about Iran, it's nuclear weapons-based.

We are still focused on this question of ensuring they don't get a nuclear weapon.

And here's the good thing.