JAKARTA - US President Donald Trump said Iran is eager to make a deal with America, but talks were postponed during the official funeral process of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei which began in Iran.
Trump made the statement while attending the 250th anniversary of US independence at Mount Rushmore in South Dakota, known as America 250, while praising the military record of the superpower.
"We have built the most formidable and dominant military on earth, and emerged victorious in two world wars," Trump said, claiming the Cold War had buried America's rivals into the past.
Commenting on the recent tensions, Trump stated: "We conquered Venezuela in just one day and crippled Iran until they begged for peace. They really crave peace. We even kindly gave them a week to mourn."
He also praised the important anniversary and argued that "at 250 years old, America is the oldest republic on Earth. We are the freest nation on Earth. We have the fairest and most enduring constitution on Earth."
"No one has ever given more to charity, ended more hunger, cured more disease, or done more to uplift humanity than Americans," he said, quoted by Anadolu.
Trump also warned about what he described as an ideological threat that was re-emerging domestically.
"Now there is a resurgence of communist threats in our country, including from newcomers to this country who embrace ideas that are completely at odds with our way of life and our great success," he said.
Trump said communism was a deadly threat to American freedom, calling it the greatest threat to the country including World War I, World War II, Pearl Harbor, and even 9/11.
"America will never be a communist country," Trump said.
He then alluded to domestic politics. "We will only lose in the midterm elections if we allow ourselves to lose," he said.
According to the US President, the abolition of the filibuster rule and the approval of the "Save America Act" will make the Republicans not lose in the election for 100 years.
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