John Rose

Some Republicans running in primaries are learning that the party's base wants GOP lawmakers to strongly support President Donald Trump, Rep. John Rose, R-Tenn., told Newsmax on Monday.

Appearing on Newsmax's "Wake Up America Early," Rose said voters have made it clear they expect Republicans to stand firmly behind Trump's "America First" agenda, especially as the president confronts threats abroad and works to repair the economy after the Biden administration.

"I think you do see a result, consequences if you will, of not sticking with the president," Rose said.

"The Republican base wants to see our Republican legislators support the president. I think that couldn't be really clearer."

Rose said Trump's political comeback after years of investigations and attacks from Democrats proved voters rejected "weaponization" of government against the president.

"Some Republicans fell victim to that," Rose said. "I think now they're seeing that so-called chickens come home to roost."

The Tennessee Republican also defended Trump's hard-line approach toward Iran, calling the current standoff a "serious moment" while arguing the president acted decisively to stop Tehran from obtaining nuclear weapons.

"We could not allow the Iranians to gain access to nuclear weapons and the capacity to deliver them broadly around the world," Rose said. "This president had the courage and the determination to do it."

Rose added that Iran has repeatedly shown it cannot be trusted in negotiations, echoing concerns raised by other Republicans supporting Trump's aggressive posture toward the Iranian regime.

Recent reports have highlighted divisions in Washington over how far the United States should go in confronting Tehran, but Rose argued future generations would benefit from Trump's actions.

Turning to the economy, Rose criticized the Federal Reserve under former Chair Jerome Powell, saying the central bank responded too slowly to inflation he attributed to Biden-era spending policies.

Powell was replaced by Trump's pick, Kevin Warsh.

"We saw our last Fed chairman respond late to the inflationary pressures that were caused by the policies of the Biden administration," Rose said.

He argued Americans are still suffering from an affordability crisis fueled by soaring prices during Biden's presidency.

"The affordability crisis that the Democrats like to talk about was a fire they set and that President Trump has put out and is trying to fully contain," Rose said.

Rose also blasted Democrats for moving further left politically, pointing to figures such as Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y.

"Democrats are moving more toward a progressive mindset," Rose said. "They are just out of touch with what values Tennesseans hold."

Rose is currently running for governor of Tennessee.

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