(WHTM) — U.S. Sen. Dave McCormick (R-PA) agreed with the action President Donald Trump took in Iran, but he stopped short of endorsing his messaging.

In particular, an Easter Sunday message where the president warned “a whole civilization will die” unless “something revolutionarily wonderful” occurred.

“President Trump has had a history of communicating the way he’s communicating, and so I’m not gonna call balls and strikes on his communication,” McCormick said, noting he would communicate differently from the president.

Six weeks into the conflict, McCormick said the president and the military are achieving their goals to force Iran to give up its uranium stockpile and a path to a nuclear weapon. That’s much further than a Kamala Harris administration would’ve got, he said.

But he said the war is now at a fork in the road. As the United States holds a shaky ceasefire, Iran must decide to sit down for negotiations or continue on a military path. Still, McCormick said it’s unlikely Americans will see boots on the ground.

“I would not be supportive of a large deployment of boots on the ground,” McCormick said. “I think the American people aren’t ready for that.”

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McCormick’s appearance on “This Week in Pennsylvania” came as he visited Harrisburg for the Pennsylvania Leadership Conference, the largest conference this year for Pennsylvania Republicans. It offered a glimpse into the party’s messaging as it defends Trump’s record in his second term and looks to fend off midterm challenges.

Watch McCormick’s full interview below:

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