U.S. Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) asks questions during the House Oversight and Accountability Committee hearing investigating fraud in Minnesota state social services, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 4, 2026. REUTERS/Ken Cedeno
CNN anchor Kasie Hunt was noticeably annoyed by Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) during a fiery interview Thursday.
Hunt was asking Jordan to comment on the U.S.-Israeli strikes in Iran and the Trump administration's objectives and rising gas prices when the conversation got heated.
"Well, I don't know for sure but look, we want all the above," Jordan said. "We want low gas prices. We want Iran not to have nuclear capability, and we want this thing resolved as soon as possible. But I think the American people have common sense and they understand to stop this regime that for 47 years has killed Americans, killed Israelis, killed others, and killed a number of their own people to stop them from getting a nuclear weapon is a worthwhile objective. And President Trump is committed to achieving that goal. And if that means prices go up for a short time, I think Americans understand. We can live with that. But in the end, we want all that to happen and we want it all to happen in in as quick as time as it possibly can."
Hunt then pushed back on Jordan's claims.
"So you say we should be willing to live with higher prices," Hunt said. "Would you say to your constituents in Ohio this is worth sending their sons and daughters to the Middle East potentially to put their lives on the line, to achieve what you just laid out?"
Jordan appeared frustrated by Hunt's question.
"Do we want this regime and all they have done, the killing of American servicemen over the last 47 years, the killing of Israelis, the killing of others, the taking of thousands of lives of their own? Do we want them to have a nuclear weapon?" Jordan responded. "I think the Americans say that is something we need to stop."
Hunt pushed back again, cutting off Jordan and asking if it was necessary to put American troops on the ground in Iran to stop the regime.
"We need, again - no one's talking about that," Jordan said. "What they're talking about is, is it reaching the objective of making sure this regime doesn't get nuclear capability?"
"So how far would you go to achieve that objective?" Hunt asked.