Trump says US very close to a global catastrophe after Iran missiles strike Israel: World War III

Former President Donald Trump warned during a campaign event Tuesday that the US is “very close to a global catastrophe” and could be sleepwalking into “World War III,” just hours after Iran fired nearly 200 ballistic missiles at Israel.“Iran launched 181 ballistic missiles at Israel,” Trump announced to rallygoers in Waunakee, Wis., during an afternoon event at a manufacturing facility with former Gov.Scott Walker.Most of the missiles were intercepted by Israel’s Arrow and David’s Sling missile defense systems, with assistance from US destroyers and Jordanian interceptors in the region, though some damage and casualties were reported.“I’ve been talking about World War III for a long time, and I don’t want to make predictions, because the predictions always come true,” said Trump, 78.

“But they are very close to global catastrophe.”“The two incompetent people running our country,” Trump added, referring to President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic nominee, “are leading us to the brink of World War III, a war like no other.This is what the policies of weakness and appeasement have brought to the world.”“We have a non-existent president and a non-existent vice president who should be in charge, but nobody knows what’s going on,” he said with exasperation.US intelligence officials have said it is no secret Iran would prefer Harris, 59, as the victor of the Nov.

5 election over Trump, whose administration imposed sanctions and withdrew from a nuclear deal with the Tehran regime sealed in 2015 by the Obama administration.“When I was president, Iran was in total check,” Trump said Tuesday.“The Iranians were starved for cash.

Nobody was buying their oil.”“But ever since, Iran has been exporting terror all over the world, and it’s been just unraveling.The whole Middle East has been unraveling,” he added.The 45th president further blamed his successors for lifting sanctions that handed as much...