Senate Republican: Iranian leaders ‘part of a colony of reptiles’ that also includes China, Russia, North Korea

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DC Bureau: Iran War Update

DC Bureau: Iran War Update

Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) on Wednesday accused Iran’s leaders of being “part of a colony of reptiles,” grouping them with other U.S. adversaries.

Kennedy was responding to Fox News’s Will Cain on his eponymous show when asked about President Trump attending the United Nations General Assembly in New York City.

Trump was part of a meeting with Iranian officials on the sidelines of the international body on Tuesday. The next day, he rolled out the red carpet for Chinese President Xi Jinping at Joint Base Andrews.

“I think that the people running Iran are reptiles,” Kennedy replied. “And they’re part of a colony of reptiles: China, North Korea, Russia and, as I said, Iran. The chief reptile, the quarterback, is President Xi in China. You can’t trust any of them.”

Kennedy said that in many ways, Iran, China, North Korea and Russia “are the same.”

“It’s like the same hooker in different dresses,” the Louisiana........

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