President Donald Trump is “doing exactly the right thing” by standing behind Israel after its strikes on Iran, and with his warnings to Iran against attacks on the United States, former Rep. Pete King said on Newsmax, Sunday. 

“He realizes this is in our national defense, important that we have to stand with Israel,” the New York Republican, appearing on Newsmax’s “Wake Up America Weekend” with former Rep. Jack Kingston, R-Ga., said. “We have to make sure that Iran’s aggression is stopped, that they cannot be allowed to get nuclear weapons, nuclear power.”

Further, it’s “particularly important” that Republicans who say they are part of the Trump coalition to stand behind him at this time and not undermine him, said King. 

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