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Michele Tafoya on War & Peace

 

 


Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon

Q: You initially urged patience on the Iran War. Should Minnesotans remain patient?

Tafoya: No president should be given a blank check to wage war without the ok of Congress and the buy-in of the American people. That includes President Trump. Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon. This war needs to end quickly. It also needs to end strategically. I would like to see the president lay out an exit strategy and does not allow the thug regime in Iran to hold the world's economy hostage ever again.

Flanagan: Michele Tafoya supported this war for 216 days until it became politically untenable for her to continue that position. She said she would have voted for $200 billion for this war. This has already cost us $40 billion. The prediction is $3 billion a month. This war is costing us financially and also in lives. Twenty American men and servicewomen have lost their lives in this war pray we need to hold this president accountable. The war must come to an end.

Source: C-SPAN transcript of 2026 Minnesota Senate debate , Oct 16, 2026

Be patriots about Iran war: maybe one less trip to Starbucks

Tafoya, "During past wars Americans got behind our servicemen and women, and we did little things to show our support for them. We collected metal, we recycled stuff, aluminum, so that we could help in the war effort." Tafoya continued, "I think right now, at least just kind of keeping a stiff upper lip, maybe take one less trip to Starbucks, and so that gas goes a little further, until this thing is over and these gas prices come back down again, let's just try to be patriots about this."
Source: Newsweek magazine on 2026 Minnesota Senate race , Mar 19, 2026

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