So the situation in Iran is going very well. A lot of big hits today, a lot of big wins today, as you probably have heard militarily. And I think it's going very well and it's a very good control. We'll see what's happening with the straits. They continue to try and sabotage their own country in the Middle East, but it's been very, very strong militarily.
President, what's your message to voters who may be concerned about the potential for rising gas prices?
Well, I think your gas prices, as soon as that's over, are going to come tumbling down along with everything else. I think it's going to... you're going to see a very big decrease in the price of gasoline, gas, anything having to do with energy as soon as this is ended. But we had to end the nuclear threat in the Middle East and throughout the world, and we will have done that.
Sir, do you still expect unconditional surrender and what does that mean to you, sir?
To me, it means very simply that we are in a position of dominance that nobody's ever seen before. And whether or not they're able to say the words or whether or not they're able to even fight, their Navy is gone, their Air Force is gone, most of their military is gone, their big threat is gone in every way. They have no radar, they have no anti-aircraft weapons, for the most part weapons and definitely they have no way of determining what they call visibility. So just about everything is gone and you'll see that. But today we've had some very, very big hits, very powerful hits.
Mr. President, when will the Navy start escorting tankers through the Straits of Hormuz?
Very soon.
President, have you spoken with Chinese President Xi about the Iran war?
I have and we're discussing a couple of different things with him, not only that but other things.
Sir, on the Save Act, if Leader Thune cannot whip up the Republican support to either nuke the filibuster, reopen the government and pass the Save Act, or somehow...
It's called the Save America Act.
You're right, sir. Do you think if Leader Thune can't accomplish that, do you think Senate needs a new leader?
It's certainly a very popular thing. I don't think there's ever been a bill that's more popular than the Save America Act. It's voter ID, it's proof of citizenship, it's things that are so popular. No men in women's sports, no transgender mutilation of our children, so many different things. It's so good. No running around with the mail-in ballot nonsense that's gone on for so long that no other country does, no other country. We're going to clean up our elections. I don't think I've ever been involved in anything that's had the support of the Save America Act. So we'll see what happens.
How regularly are you speaking with Prime Minister Netanyahu, and are your objectives the same in terms of ending the war?
I think they might be a little different, I guess, you know, they're a different country than we are. But he will tell you this, there's never been a power like the power of the United States. I built our military in my first term, continued to do so. But I built our military and rebuilt it. It was in bad shape, just like the wall, just like the border, just like everything else in our country, was all in bad shape. But I rebuilt the military in my first term and we're using it in this term to, you know, really for the sake of good, for the sake of peace and for the sake of safety and good.
Do you speak with Netanyahu daily? How long now do you think the war is likely to last?
I can't tell you that. I mean I have my own idea, but what good does it do? It'll be as long as it's necessary. They've been decimated, the country's... their country's in bad shape, the whole thing is collapsing. If you read some of the fake news, it's like, oh, they're doing wonderfully. They're not doing wonderfully, they're doing the opposite. They're doing as bad as you can have. I would say this, I won't give you a time, but we're way ahead of schedule. We're way ahead of schedule.
Didn't Putin make an offer to you this week that he would be willing to send in troops to take the uranium and store it?
I can't talk to you about that.
Sir, what about Claudia Sheinbaum refusing your help in Mexico? What's your plan with Mexico?
Well, she should not have refused my help. I offered to get rid of the cartels in Mexico and for some reason she doesn't want to do that. I like her very much, but she should get rid of the cartels because the cartels are, whether we like it or not, the cartels are running Mexico. We can't have that. Thank you. Thank you.