Sen. Kennedy says Trump likes daily strikes on Iran: 'Sometimes you have to kill a few chickens to scare the monkeys'

Source: thehill.com · Section: politics · Bias: Center-Right · Published: Sun, 26 Jul 2026 18:45:24 GMT

Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) on Sunday said President Trump likes the daily strikes on Iran, which paused going into the weekend after nearly two straight weeks of attacks on Iranian infrastructure. "I think we ought to continue the blockade and starve them out. I think we ought to bomb Pickaxe Mountain and try to reach...

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