MAGA Senator mocked for defending high prices: 'It's really tough for him, guys!'
Source: Raw Story · Bias: Far Left
Summary
A political analyst was baffled on Sunday after hearing a MAGA Senator's defense of the high prices that have resulted from President Donald Trump's war with Iran. Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL) joined Fox Business host Maria Bartiromo on "Mornings with Maria," where she asked whether prices would decline ahead of the midterms. Prices have risen due to volatility injected into the oil market by the war. Iran has closed the Strait of Hormuz, which accounts for 20% of the global energy trade, in retaliation for the war. Trump recently said during a national address that he is willing to end the conflict without reopening the Strait. Scott told Bartiromo that his "heart goes out to" the people impacted by high food and oil costs resulting from the war. "But the president is doing the right thing," Scott continued. "It is better to make sure we are not going to be destroyed by a nuclear weapon or ballistic missiles."Political commentator David Pakman reacted to Scott's comments in a new YouTube video. "Listen to his tone. He certainly doesn't sound very worried to me!" Pakman said. "He sounds like he's simply explaining a trade-off. It's not emotionally salient in any way."Pakman also hit Scott for saying he wanted prices to go down, but that he preferred to be safe first. "You can tell he really sounds devastated by the fact that other Americans are paying more money," Pakman said. "It's really tough for him, guys!"
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