GOP senator celebrates 'literally starving' Iranians: 'They can't feed themselves'

Sen. Roger Marshall (R-KS) touted President Donald Trump's naval blockade of Iran because he said it was "literally starving" the people of the country.

In an interview with Newsmax host Ed Henry this week, Marshall argued that the U.S. military was "locked and loaded" after Trump suggested to CNBC that he was willing to begin bombing Iran again if negotiations failed.

"And, well, again, we have our foot on Iran's neck right now," the senator explained. "When the president walks in the room, he's negotiating. There's a camera in front of him. He's negotiating, and again he's negotiating with these irrational religious zealots, that's just next to impossible, so they need to know he's serious and he's dead serious."

"If this turns into weeks, I think that's when we're going to start getting antsy," he continued. "But also, we had this embargo working as well, the blockade."

"And we're literally starving them both financially, as well as they can't feed themselves either very long."

Marshall argued that the lack of negotiations with Iran was "a good thing."

"The embargo, the blockade is there as well," he remarked. "I've got confidence in the president. That the president's got this."