GOP rep: Trump ‘not talking about obliterating innocent people’ with new Iran threat

Republican Rep. Mike Lawler (N.Y.) defended President Trump’s warning of grave consequences for Iran if the Islamic Republic’s leaders fail to meet U.S. demands by a Tuesday evening deadline. “We’re talking about taking decisive action against Iran’s energy and civilian infrastructure,” Lawler told CNN’s John Berman on Tuesday morning. “That is what the president is…

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