White House AI and crypto czar David Sacks broke with Republicans on Friday after labeling them “largely” responsible for pushing to escalate the United States’ ongoing military siege on Iran, while also urging President Donald Trump to “get out” of the ongoing conflict while he still had the chance.
A South African-born venture capitalist and billionaire, Sacks has long been a staunch ally to Trump, and was tapped by the president for his current role last December.
On an episode of his “All-In Podcast,” however, Sacks urged Trump to find an “off-ramp” to the escalating conflict in the Middle East, and to not give in to those around him pushing escalation.
“You are seeing a faction of people, I would say largely but not exclusively in the Republican Party, who want to escalate the war,” Sacks said on his podcast that aired Friday, the Financial Times reported. “This is a good time to declare victory and get out. If [this] type of destruction continues, you could literally render the Gulf almost uninhabitable.”
Despite Sacks’ pleas, Trump has continued his administration’s military siege on Iran, dubbed Operation Epic Fury, most recently authorizing a strike on Kharg Island, a major Iranian oil hub, early Saturday morning.
Nevertheless, Sacks’ fears also extended to the continued existence of Israel, which is also working in tandem with the United States in its military siege on Iran.
“If this war continues for weeks or months, then Israel could just be destroyed,” Sacks said, per the Financial Times. “Their air defenses could become exhausted... And then you have to worry about Israel escalating the war by contemplating using a nuclear weapon.”
🎥 CLIP: Trump’s AI czar David Sacks warns faction pushing Iran war escalation
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