Sen.Bill Hagerty, R-Tenn., said that President Donald Trump is on track to complete his military objectives in the war against Iran, during an interview with the "Ruthless Podcast."The former U.S.
Ambassador to Japan during Trump’s first term compared the current situation in the Middle East to President Harry Truman’s firing of General Douglas MacArthur during the Korean War."I think about Douglas MacArthur in Japan," the Senator said in an exclusive "Ruthless" interview released Tuesday morning. "I was fortunate to live in the same residence he occupied for six years when he was stationed there.He executed the Korean War after the rebuilding of Japan.
I often wonder what would have happened if Truman had not fired him, if MacArthur had been allowed to finish the damn job," he added."We wouldn't be dealing with a lot of the stuff that we're dealing with out there right now.
And President Trump is going to finish that damn job."PALANTIR CTO SAYS TECH INNOVATORS ARE BUILDING FOR AMERICA IN SHIFT SINCE TRUMP RETURNED TO WHITE HOUSESen.Bill Hagerty, a Republican from Tennessee, joined the "Ruthless Podcast." (Graeme Sloan/Bloomberg via Getty Images)Hagerty cited divine providence in saving Trump’s life as a guiding force to the administration’s approach to the current war. "You just brought me back to the Sunday morning after President Trump was shot in Butler, [Pennsylvania]," Hagerty said.
"I was on the phone with him for about 20 minutes.I told him you can be the most consequential president we've ever had, and I think he's taken on that mantle; he realizes, but for the grace of God he wouldn't be here, and he's taking on the tough problems.
He's not backing away from anything.""Ruthless" co-host Josh Holmes shared Hagerty’s concerns about Iran gaining a nuclear weapon. "I think what I am most gratified by President Trump's decision to do it is he's the first president who decided ‘I'm not gonna leave this to another administration,’" Holmes sa...