Trump Rejects Pence on Iran Policy, Prioritizes Nuclear Disarmament
President Donald Trump contradicted Vice President JD Vance on Iran policy, saying that keeping oil prices low is not the administration's top priority. In a social media post on Monday morning, Trump stated that his 'number one Goal is, and always will be' to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon.
This reverses comments made by Vance last Thursday on Fox News, where he said the administration's goal No. 1 was to keep oil and gas prices cheap for Americans. He then listed as goal No. 2 ensuring that Iran never gets a nuclear weapon.
Trump has repeatedly stated that his mission in dealing with Iran is to eliminate its nuclear and ballistic missile programs, diverging from Vance's comments about prioritizing domestic American economic concerns.