{"id":16048,"date":"2026-05-13T15:35:10","date_gmt":"2026-05-13T07:35:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tingchao.xyz\/?p=16048"},"modified":"2026-05-13T15:35:14","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T07:35:14","slug":"trump-says-stopping-irans-nuclear-program-outweighs-americans-economic-pain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tingchao.xyz\/?p=16048","title":{"rendered":"Trump says stopping Iran&#8217;s nuclear program outweighs Americans&#8217; economic pain"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that Americans\u2019 financial struggles are not a factor in his decision-making as he seeks to negotiate an end to the Iran war, saying \u200bthat preventing Tehran from acquiring a nuclear weapon is his top priority.<br>Asked by a reporter \u200cto what extent Americans\u2019 financial situations were motivating him to strike a deal, Trump said: \u201cNot even a little bit.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/tingchao.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/\u4f01\u4e1a\u5fae\u4fe1\u622a\u56fe_20260513153326-1024x667.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16049\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tingchao.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/\u4f01\u4e1a\u5fae\u4fe1\u622a\u56fe_20260513153326-1024x667.png 1024w, https:\/\/tingchao.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/\u4f01\u4e1a\u5fae\u4fe1\u622a\u56fe_20260513153326-300x195.png 300w, https:\/\/tingchao.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/\u4f01\u4e1a\u5fae\u4fe1\u622a\u56fe_20260513153326-768x500.png 768w, https:\/\/tingchao.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/\u4f01\u4e1a\u5fae\u4fe1\u622a\u56fe_20260513153326-1536x1000.png 1536w, https:\/\/tingchao.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/\u4f01\u4e1a\u5fae\u4fe1\u622a\u56fe_20260513153326.png 1614w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;The only thing that matters, when I\u2019m talking about Iran, they can\u2019t have a nuclear weapon,&#8221; Trump said before departing the White \u200bHouse for a trip to China. &#8220;I don\u2019t think about Americans\u2019 financial situation. I don\u2019t think about \u200banybody. I think about one thing: We cannot let Iran have a nuclear weapon. \u2060That\u2019s all. That&#8217;s the only thing that motivates me.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Trump&#8217;s remarks are likely to draw scrutiny from critics \u200bwho argue the administration should balance geopolitical objectives with the economic impact on Americans, particularly as cost-of-living \u200bconcerns remain a top issue for voters ahead of the November midterm elections.<br>Asked to elaborate on the president&#8217;s comments, White House Communications Director Steven Cheung said that Trump&#8217;s &#8220;ultimate responsibility is the safety and security of Americans. Iran cannot have a \u200bnuclear weapon, and if action wasn\u2019t taken, they\u2019d have one, which threatens all Americans.&#8221;<br>Trump is under growing \u200bpressure from fellow Republicans who fear economic pain caused by the war could spark a backlash against the party and \u200ccost \u2060it control of the House of Representatives and possibly the Senate in November.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rising energy costs linked to the Iran conflict have pushed up gasoline prices and contributed to inflation.<br>U.S. consumer inflation in April posted its largest gain in three years, according to data released on Tuesday.<br>Trump framed his approach as a matter of \u200bnational and global security, \u200bsuggesting economic concerns were \u2060secondary to preventing nuclear proliferation.<br>U.S. intelligence assessments, however, indicate that the time Iran would need to build a nuclear weapon has not changed since last summer, when \u200banalysts estimated that a U.S.-Israeli attack had increased the timeline to nine \u200bmonths to a \u2060year, according to three sources familiar with the matter. 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