Trump slams critics for ignoring human rights record of Iran regime: 'They throw gays off buildings’

WASHINGTON, DC: President Donald Trump has highlighted Iran's record of executing LGBTQ+ people to show why military action was necessary to "wipe out evil."

In an interview with Jake Paul released on Friday, March 13, he pointed out the contradiction of American activists who claim to support human rights but oppose the strikes against the regime.

Trump highlights the regime’s violence

During the interview, Jake Paul said he was shocked that American activists criticized the strikes when those same people claim to stand for women’s rights and equality.

He said, "I was shocked that so many activists in America didn’t like it. But meanwhile, they’re like, ‘Oh, well, we support women. We want women to have all these rights. Meanwhile, you’re liberating the women of Iran.’ And then they have an issue with it. I thought that was very confusing." 

Trump agreed and pointed out the reality of how the Iranian regime treats its people, specifically mentioning their violence against the LGBTQ+ community.

The president suggested that while critics at home are vocal, he actually has a great deal of support for taking a stand against such a government.

“We support gays, but they throw gays off the buildings,” Trump claimed. 

He continued by addressing the public response to his actions, stating, “Okay, we support this. I mean, the things they do and they’re fighting, but I think I have tremendous support on this. This is something that’s been incredible.” 

Trump calls military action against Iran a long-awaited mission

Trump described the military campaign as a long-awaited confrontation with a regime that has caused instability for about 47 years. He asserted that the action was taken to protect people from a government that uses extreme violence to maintain power.

“We did this excursion. We had to do it... wipe out evil. Sometimes you have evil, and for 47 years they’ve been killing people, you know, in the most violent way,” Trump said.

The Republican leader further explained the strategic importance of the mission, adding, “The roadside bombs all over the place, 95% of them are from Iran, Iranian Commander Qasem Soleimani, that was the one — we took him out. And all of this whole thing that we’re doing now is people have waited for 47 years for it to happen so we have to do it right.”

Trump says 'we wiped out everything there is to wipe out' in Iran

Trump also shared updates on the success of the operation, stating that Iran's military and its leadership have been severely impacted. 

He described the breakdown of the Iranian command, saying, “We have to wipe out the evil. It’s an evil curse. They’re evil people. And, hey, we wiped out their navy. We wiped out their air force. We wiped out everything there is to wipe out. We wiped out their leadership twice.”

He added, “The second time they were meeting to pick which one of them would be the leader they got wiped out. Now they’re looking for a third time. I don’t know. People say the son, but nobody knows where the son is.”