Trump Shrugs Off Midterm Rout, Turns Veterans Day Speech into Iran War Victory Lap

President Donald Trump speaks during an event to mark Veterans Day on Wednesday.

US President Donald Trump on Wednesday defended his administration's war with Iran, declaring that Washington had already won the conflict and that the only remaining question was when the US would bring it to an end.

Speaking at a Veterans Day ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery, Trump said the United States had not started the war, arguing that Iran had been waging war against America since 1979. "America did not start a war with Iran. Iran has been waging war in America since 1979. This should have been taken care of a long time ago," he said.

"It was about time somebody fought back. All of us fought back. We fought back, and we seriously fought back, and we won. Just a question of when we want to end it. We want to make sure we have a total victory, not a 93% percent victory," Trump added.

His remarks came eight days after Democrats won control of both chambers of Congress in the midterm elections. Trump has acknowledged that the conflict with Iran played a part in the Republican defeat.

During his speech, Trump said the US…

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