Tuesday, April the 7th.

I'm Renee Shaw, thank you so much for spending some of your Tuesday night with us.

President Donald Trump says a civilization might die tonight without a deal from Iran as he threatens a massive attack.

U.S.

Senator Mitch McConnell of Kentucky reacted to that today while he was in northern Kentucky is our Emily Sisk reports.

The longtime senator said he believes time is up for Iran.

>> U.S.

Senator Mitch McConnell was asked about the war in Iran today during a visit to Kenton County.

He was specifically asked about President Donald Trump's threats that, quote, A whole civilization will die unless Iran agrees to a deal tonight.

McConnell responded, saying he fully backs the president.

>> Let me tell you why.

They've been at war for us, with us for 47 years.

They've killed Americans.

They've killed Israelis, they've killed throughout the Middle East.

Our Sunni Arab allies like Jordan, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, they were bad guys.

Unfortunately, they have some allies.

And the bad countries are now communicating with Iran, Russia, China, North Korea.

I certainly don't think turning the other cheek and trying to do another deal with Iran makes any sense.

The critics have said, well, what happens They've been significantly diminished.

>> McConnell was also asked about gas prices, which are on the rise.

He said no one's happy about the price of fuel, but he believes a resolution will come soon.

>> The opportunity to see them go down again is there, and I'm assuming as part of any cease fire or settlement of some sort, the Americans, the Israelis are going to insist that that's straight, be open for business as it always was.

>> Also on the topic of Iran, McConnell said he's advocating for more defense spending.

He feels the current budget is not adequate for Kentucky addition.

I'm Emily Sisk.

>> Thank you so much.

Emily.

We'll have more on Senator McConnell's visit to Northern Kentucky tomorrow night on Kentucky Edition as he touts federal funding for the region.