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Donald Trump: “If they [Iran] had a nuclear weapon, they would have blown…”

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

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President Trump Participates in a Bilateral Meeting with the Emir of the State of Qatar

Published | Video Starts at 05:51

But I hope they do well. I hope they do well. Look, one thing, whether they do well or poorly. They can't have a nuclear weapon. That's a big thing. If they [Iran] had a nuclear weapon, they would have blown up Israel, they would have blown up the Middle East. and they probably would have taken a shot at us. We would have gotten them first, I think, but they would have done tremendous damage. (05:51–13:58)

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Asserts that Iran would have attacked Israel and the Middle East if they had a nuclear weapon.

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