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CNN anchor Jake Tapper highlighted a moment from President Donald Trump’s speech on Friday that could serve as an attack ad for Democrats ahead of the midterms.<\/p>\n

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Trump said he would “never apologize” for higher gas prices even though Americans are struggling to pay for rising costs at the pump during a speech at the David S. Mack Center for Training and Intelligence in Garden City, New York. Trump touted his crackdown on crime and the ongoing Iran war at a campaign rally with Republican gubernatorial candidate and Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman.<\/p>\n

Tapper commented on the president’s remarks.<\/p>\n

“So I have to say that is made for a Democratic attack ad, not all of it, not the part about Iran and the nukes, but for you to pay a little bit more for the gasoline cut to, ‘you’re at $4. It’s OK. I’ll never apologize. I did the right thing,'” Tapper said.<\/p>\n

Matt Mowers, former senior White House adviser during Trump’s first administration, argued Trump was defending his decision to launch a joint military operation with Israel against Iran.<\/p>\n

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“I think it’s explaining the cost of conflict, right?” Mowers said. “What he’s now doing is saying there is a reason that we are all paying more for [gas] right now. What he didn’t do, and I think this was actually smart politically, is he didn’t try to say, ‘well, it’s actually not that high.’ He didn’t try to pooh-pooh it. He didn’t try to dismiss concerns.”<\/p>\n

Tapper pushed back. <\/p>\n

“He said a little bit more. That’s kind of a pooh-pooh,” Tapper said. <\/p>\n

Tapper added that Trump’s statement might not be popular among the GOP.<\/p>\n

“It’s probably not the message that Republican candidates want the president to be saying, with only 80-something days until the midterms,” Tapper said.<\/p>\n

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