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Donald Trump: “I told China, if you buy one barrel of oil [from Iran]…”

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Donald Trump delivers speech at rally in Texas

Published | Video Starts at 1:29:21

A commentator said, well, you know, when Trump handed over the reins, Iran couldn't be the big scourge of terror, which they are, because they had no money. And I told China, if you buy one barrel of oil [from Iran], you're not going to do any business with the United States. One barrel of oil, no more business with the United States. I told it to India, I told. They all said, we're not going to take it. (1:29:21–1:29:27)

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Claims he threatened China with a trade cutoff if they bought oil from Iran.

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