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Trump: Iranians Want to Protest, but They Are Not Armed

President Donald Trump on Tuesday said that Iranians want to protest the regime but are not armed to withstand a violent crackdown.

The Daily Signal’s White House correspondent, Elizabeth Mitchell, asked Trump, “You said recently that if Iran—Iranians were armed, they could take over their regime. Do you plan to arm them soon?”

“Well, I don’t want to say that, but, yeah, I mean, people say why aren’t they protesting. They want to protest, but they don’t have any guns,” he told her.

“They want to protest so badly, but they don’t have weapons,” Trump said.

NEW: I asked @POTUS about his latest comments on arming Iranians. “I don't want to say that, but, yeah, I mean, people say, Why aren't they protesting? They want to protest, but they don't have any guns….”@DailySignal pic.twitter.com/fwDIQ3vDfg— Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell (@TheElizMitchell) May 5, 2026

NEW: I asked @POTUS about his latest comments on arming Iranians. “I don't want to say that, but, yeah, I mean, people say, Why aren't they protesting? They want to protest, but they don't have any guns….”@DailySignal pic.twitter.com/fwDIQ3vDfg

Yesterday, the Iranian regime executed three men—Mehdi Rassouli, Mohammad Reza Miri, and Ebrahim Dolatabadi—for their participation in protests in December........

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