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Donald Trump: “I made it very tough for them when I terminated the Barack…”

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

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President Trump Holds a Press Conference, Jun. 17, 2026

Published | Video Starts at 12:32

They were going to take out the entire Middle east, including Israel. And if they had a nuclear weapon, they would have used it with it within moments after getting it. So I made it very tough for them when I terminated the Barack Hussein Obama catastrophe. Jcpoa, one of the worst deals. NAFTA might have been worse, but that was worse economically. This deal was really dangerous. (12:32–12:40)

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Asserts that terminating the JCPOA made it tough for Iran.

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