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Donald Trump: “$1.7 billion was taken out of the banks and given to Iran.”

Featuring: Donald Trump, Republican | President of the United States | National

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President Trump Participates in a Bilateral Meeting with the President of the French Republic

Published | Video Starts at 06:09

Right. But it was put on a big, beautiful Boeing 757. They needed a Boeing 747, to be honest with you, because it was a lot of cash. $1.7 billion was taken out of the banks and given to Iran. And on top of that, tens of billions of dollars was spent. So they tried to bribe them to make a deal, and that didn't work. It never works. (06:09–06:14)

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