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Lawmaker opposes Trump's call to shoot vessels laying mines in the strait, urges diplomacy
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Summary
In a brief exchange, a lawmaker rejected a proposal attributed to President Trump to "shoot and kill" boats placing mines and urged a return to negotiations, citing the ripping up of the JCPOA and rising costs for Americans.
A lawmaker rejected a proposal attributed to President Trump to "shoot and kill any boat putting mines in the strait," saying military strikes would not resolve the crisis and urging renewed diplomacy.
"No," the lawmaker said in response to a question about whether the United States should take that kind of action, and added, "You're not gonna be able to bomb your way out of this. You need to get back to the table and negotiate and understand that that is hard, but it's necessary." The lawmaker also said, "It was Donald Trump who ripped up the JCPOA," and criticized current rhetoric as "reminiscent as if this is a reality TV show ... playing these games back and forth."
The lawmaker framed the dispute in domestic terms, saying, "Who's suffering? The American people are suffering," and cited higher prices for gas, food and health care in the lawmaker's district. The lawmaker concluded: "What I want is a sit down with a serious negotiation and diplomacy, and I think that's what works."
