Rick Scott Says He Wants Oil Prices To Come Down But It's More Important To Dismantle The Iranian Regime: 'I Don't Want To Die'

Florida Senator Rick Scott said he wants oil prices to come down in the U.S. but it's more important to dismantle the Iranian regime first.

Speaking to CNN, Scott was asked how are oil prices going to go down in the U.S. if the Strait of Hormuz, the key waterway through which about 20% of the world's energy goes through, remains closed as a result of the war. He was also asked how long he believes the strait will continue to be shut.

"How long is it gonna take to make sure they don't have nuclear weapons? How long is it gonna take to make sure they don't have ballistic missiles that can destroy Americans? They've been killing us for 47 years. This had to end at some point, and I don't want it on American soil," Scott said.

"Do I want oil prices come down? The first– I want them to come down badly, just like everybody else. But I don't wanna die. And I don't want people in this country to die of a nuclear weapon from Iran. They want to kill us," he added.

The danger Iran posed to the U.S. before the country launched strikes along with Israel on February 28 has again jumped to the forefront of the conversation on Tuesday after the Joe Kent, director of the National Counterterrorism Center, resigned over the prosecution of the war.

"I cannot in good conscience support the ongoing war in Iran. Iran posed no imminent threat to our nation," Kent said in a statement posted on social media. "It is clear that we started this war due to pressure from Israel and its powerful American lobby," he added.

Kent worked under Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, who has kept a low profile since the war began.

House Speaker Mike Johnson quickly reacted to the development, saying "we all understood there was clearly an imminent threat that Iran was very close to the enrichment of nuclear capability," adding that he doesn't know "where Joe Kent is getting his information."