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Megyn Kelly has issued a stark warning to Donald Trump, suggesting that entering a war with Iran could pave the way for Democratic dominance in U.S. elections for the foreseeable future.
In a recent episode of The Megyn Kelly Show, where she has thrown her support behind Trump for the upcoming 2024 presidential race, Kelly expressed deep concerns over the potential conflict. She argued that such a move would fracture the MAGA coalition that has been pivotal to Trump’s political success.
“If we send between 5,000 and 17,000 troops into Iran, we might not see a Republican victory in elections for the next 10 to 20 years,” Kelly emphasized. “He simply cannot take that step. It would dismantle everything he has built, shattering the coalition we’ve all been a part of.”
Despite the unwavering support of the MAGA base for Trump, Kelly acknowledged that his time as a candidate is finite, as he likely won’t seek the presidency again after 2024.
Kelly noted that while MAGA remains almost universally behind Trump, he will never run again.
‘You cannot win an election with just the people describing themselves as MAGA, especially when Trump is not going to be on the ballot in 2028,’ she said.
‘And we’ve seen before that he doesn’t necessarily have the coattails for other people who say they’re like in his mold to get them over the line. You need Republican Party support and independents to win elections, and that is still a golden rule.’
She also criticized the president after recent reports that the new goal of the war is to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
Megyn Kelly warned Donald Trump that the Iran War was threatening America with 10 to 20 years of Democrats winning elections
She also criticized the president after recent reports that the new goal of the war is to reopen the Strait of Hormuz
‘You mean the strait that was open before we began the bombing campaign? It was open. There was no problem with the Strait of Hormuz. It was fine. The reason it’s closed is because we decided to start a war, and this is the only thing these guys can control, and they know it, and they’re doing it rather effectively,’ she said.
Kelly also warned the president against putting troops on the ground in Iran, citing a Reuters poll from several years ago.
‘You know what percentage of the American people support a quote, “major ground invasion” by any standard, five to 17,000 American troops is a major ground invasion? Seven percent of Americans would support a major ground invasion.’
Trump is reportedly considering the deployment of 10,000 additional ground troops to the Middle East to give Washington more military options as the president seeks peace talks with Tehran.
The president has repeatedly insisted on a strategy of ‘peace through strength’ in his foreign policy while giving Iran ten additional days before his threat to destroy their energy hubs unless Tehran reopens the Strait of Hormuz.
The additional troops would likely be sent to a US military base within striking distance of Iran’s Kharg Island. Trump has threatened to seize its energy assets.
Department of Defense officials with knowledge of the planning told The Wall Street Journal the deployment would likely include infantry and armored vehicles.
Already, around 5,000 Marines and several thousand paratroopers from the 82nd Airborne Division have been sent to the Middle East to bolster defenses.
Trump is reportedly considering the deployment of 10,000 additional ground troops to the Middle East to give Washington more military options as the president seeks peace talks with Tehran
The president has repeatedly insisted on a strategy of ‘peace through strength’ in his foreign policy while giving Iran 10 additional days before his threat to destroy their energy hubs unless Tehran reopens the Strait of Hormuz
The troops are meant to provide Trump with leverage as his envoys negotiate a peace deal.
White House spokesperson Anna Kelly said that no decision about the ground troops has been made yet.
‘All announcements regarding troop deployments will come from the Department of War,’ she said. ‘As we have said, President Trump always has all military options at his disposal.’
One of the possible roles for US forces could be to potentially take over Kharg Island, a key target for the US since the war began a month ago.
Also known as Forbidden Island, the speck of land 16 miles off the coast of Iran is the Islamic Republic’s main hub for oil exports.
By invading it and seizing control of its terminal, storage tanks and pipeline, the US could shut off the flow of money that supports Tehran’s economy and funds its military.
Kharg handles 90 percent of Iran’s oil output, up to 1.5 million barrels a day.
The island has a deep water tanker port, an airport and a host of military installations including the Matla ul Fajr radar station.
Despite heavily bombing the island last week, the US Air Force has so far avoided hitting its oil infrastructure.