Chris Murphy: “On May 5, Trump says great progress being made toward a…”

“He posts that a deal with Iran is imminent. This process should go very quickly. Most of the points are already negotiated. He posts. Two days later, the strikes start again. On May 5, Trump says great progress being made toward a complete and final agreement with the representatives of Iran. Complete is capitalized, final is capitalized, agreement is capitalized, representatives is capitalized. Iran is capitalized. Two days later, the deal's off. Surprise, surprise. Every time Trump announces a deal is imminent, it just disappears.” (07:21–07:29)

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