Rep. James Comer, R-Ky., told Newsmax on Monday that Democrats and liberal media outlets are rooting against President Donald Trump as his administration works to prevent Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons and to promote peace in the Middle East.

Appearing on Newsmax's "National Report," Comer dismissed the argument of a recent New York Times opinion piece that Iran emerged stronger following recent negotiations and conflict.

"The Democrats and their friends in the liberal media, like at The New York Times, they want President Trump to fail," he said. "They want America to fail. They were probably rooting for Iran, unfortunately."

Comer argued that Trump's actions have been focused on protecting America and its allies from the threat posed by a nuclear-armed Iran.

"At the end of the day, the president took the initiative to try to ensure that Iran didn't have the capability to make nuclear weapons," he said. "And what you're seeing with Vice President Vance, they're trying to create regional peace. It's not just with Iran, not just with Israel. It's within the whole region."

The congressman acknowledged the challenge of bringing stability to the Middle East, but said the administration is pursuing an ambitious objective.

"If you study history dating back to biblical times, that's the most difficult region in the world to have any type of peace," Comer said.

He added, "But the one thing I think that we should all agree on is that Iran cannot have nuclear capabilities, because if there's one country in that region that would pull the trigger on a nuclear weapon, it would be Iran."

The Kentucky Republican also praised Trump for taking decisive action against Tehran.

"I think that it took a lot of guts for President Trump to take the initiative to hold Iran accountable," he said.

Later in the interview, Comer warned that criticism from Democrats and liberal media organizations could embolden Iranian leaders during the negotiations.

"You have so many Democrats and so many liberal newspapers like The New York Times that are sending a signal to Iran that there's weakness on the part of the United States and Iran can continue to create nuclear weapons and continue to create havoc in the strait and all over the Middle East," he said.

Comer said Tehran would be making a serious mistake if it doubted Trump's resolve.

"If Iran underestimates President Trump, they will do that to their own peril," he said. "Because I think what we've seen over the six years of the Trump presidency is that he does what he says."

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