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Donald Trump: “I killed [Soleimani] in my first administration.”

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

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The arms, the legs, the face. With the Soleimani, with the bomb. They call it the roadside bomb. Most people call it the roadside bomb. It's a disaster. And I killed [Soleimani] in my first administration. Had I not. It might be a different story today. He was a mad genius. He was a mad. Probably a madman, but he was a general, and he had total control over the country. (15:40–15:44)

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Asserts that Soleimani was killed during Trump's first administration.

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