Rep. Brian Mast was on “Sunday Morning Futures” with host Maria Bartiromo to discuss President Donald Trump and the possibility of military strikes on Iran.
Mast also discussed the armed man who was able to get into Mar-A-Lago. The man was shot and killed by law enforcement.
The President was in Washington DC the time of the incident.
“President Trump is weighing a limited military strike on Iran,” Bartiromo said.
“The President is setting a deadline for a deal to be made within the next week or so, and as the US amasses its largest military buildup in the Middle East since the Iraq war in 2003,” Bartiromo commented.
“What are you expecting in terms of the US potentially striking Iran?” Bartiromo asked.
“I expect number one that diplomacy continues. You have Kirschner, you have Witkoff meeting in Geneva, trying to offer, here’s the offramp. You have to end nuclear enrichment, you have to ban ballistic missile programs,” Mast said.
“Stop having the Ayatollah kill your people. Stop threatening the United States of America,” Mast continued.
Rep Mast explained that he didn’t think that Iran would go for the diplomacy path, and that the US would have to use a Military strike instead.
“I don’t think they will take that offramp. I think we end up using the capabilities of our two carrier battle groups that are in the region when that timeline hits to say, the threat to America comes to an end,” Mast said.
“It’s destruction or diplomacy. It’s one or the other, and I think they choose destruction,” Mast continued.
“So, just to be clear, the President has given a deadline of the first week in March. You are expecting a strike from the United States on Iran?” Bartiromo asked.
“I expect that Iran does not take the diplomatic offramp and that it comes to a strike for the President to protect the homeland of the United States of America, which absolutely this is against an imminent threat against the American people,” Mast continued.
“Let me get your reaction to what has taken place overnight. We had a shooter show up at Mar-A-Lago armed with a shotgun and a gas can,” Bartiromo said.
Mast praised the Sheriff’s Department in Palm Beach for their commitment to protect President Trump. He also blasted Democrats for not funding the Department of Homeland Security.
“We have the best possible Sheriff’s Departments anywhere across the country, so thank you to my Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Deputies,” Mast said.
“Protecting our President. They do their job better than anybody can do it, and shame on Democrats. If you don’t know, Secret Service is not funded because Democrats are not funding the Department of Homeland Security,” Mast said.
“Do you believe this was in fact a third assassination attempt on our President?” Bartiromo asked.
“Absolutely. If somebody is coming to the President’s home with a firearm, with a gas can, with something incendiary, or something explosive, or anything else, you have to believe they have an intent to conduct an attack against the President of the United States of America,” Mast continued.
Watch:
Today on @SundayFutures with @MariaBartiromo, Florida Congressman Brian Mast @BrianMastFL reacted to the breaking news of an armed man shot outside Mar-A-Lago earlier this morning. Congressman Mast also spoke about President Trump considering military strikes on Iran. @FoxNews pic.twitter.com/Q5lGJ9gw2A
— SundayMorningFutures (@SundayFutures) February 22, 2026
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