Meet the Press NOW — October 8

We're doing extremely well in the Islamic Republic of Iran.

Very well.

But we have to finish up, and it's only a question of which way.

Do we wanna do it the nice way or the not so nice way? And pretty soon you'll find out.

It's a war that's been won from the standpoint of what we have to do.

We did this for that reason.

We've essentially accomplished that.

Their military is now wiped out.

Their whole country right now is wiped out.

It'll be over very quickly, and when it does-

[laughs]

And when it does, oil prices will come tumbling.

I think the deal isn't really something that I wanna do, but they're willing to offer us anything to stop.

The war, of course, has been a major driver behind rising fuel prices.

Today, oil closed up more than 3% at 91.49 a barrel, 37% higher since the start of the war.

Gas prices are 46% higher, and diesel is more than 50% higher since before the conflict.

The economic fallout of the war front and center on the campaign trail, with some Republicans distancing themselves from the president on the issue, as others acknowledge the political pain it's caused their campaigns.

Republican attorney general and Senate candidate Ken Paxton telling donors behind closed doors in audio that was leaked, the war was the source of the party's affordability problems.

Take a look.

The war, its gas prices, its diesel.

You know, when it's over $6 a gallon for diesel, I mean, people are feeling the pinch.

So I'd say that's probably the biggest problem in that, perhaps, rather than food prices and everything else.

And in last night's Iowa Senate debate, Democrat Josh Turk slammed Republican Congresswoman Ashley Hinson for her votes against ending the war.

When I'm out there with farmers, [smacks lips] and especially at harvest time, talking about an all-time high of diesel, uh, this is because of this war in Iran and a war that Ashley Hinson has voted f- in favor of seven times.

This war in Iran has led to gas prices going up in Iowa more than almost any other state.

We're doing extremely well in the Islamic Republic of Iran.

Very well.

But we have to finish up, and it's only a question of which way.

Do we wanna do it the nice way or the not so nice way? And pretty soon you'll find out.

It's a war that's been won from the standpoint of what we have to do.

We did this for that reason.

We've essentially accomplished that.

Their military is now wiped out.

Their whole country right now is wiped out.

It'll be over very quickly, and when it does-

[laughs]

And when it does, oil prices will come tumbling.

I think the deal isn't really something that I wanna do, but they're willing to offer us anything to stop.

The war, of course, has been a major driver behind rising fuel prices.

Today, oil closed up more than 3% at 91.49 a barrel, 37% higher since the start of the war.

Gas prices are 46% higher, and diesel is more than 50% higher since before the conflict.

The economic fallout of the war front and center on the campaign trail, with some Republicans distancing themselves from the president on the issue, as others acknowledge the political pain it's caused their campaigns.

Republican attorney general and Senate candidate Ken Paxton telling donors behind closed doors in audio that was leaked, the war was the source of the party's affordability problems.

Take a look.

The war, its gas prices, its diesel.

You know, when it's over $6 a gallon for diesel, I mean, people are feeling the pinch.

So I'd say that's probably the biggest problem in that, perhaps, rather than food prices and everything else.

And in last night's Iowa Senate debate, Democrat Josh Turk slammed Republican Congresswoman Ashley Hinson for her votes against ending the war.

When I'm out there with farmers, [smacks lips] and especially at harvest time, talking about an all-time high of diesel, uh, this is because of this war in Iran and a war that Ashley Hinson has voted f- in favor of seven times.

This war in Iran has led to gas prices going up in Iowa more than almost any other state.