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Donald Trump: “If they were competent, they would have made a deal a long…”

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President Donald J. Trump provides an update on U.S. Forces retaliatory strikes against Iran.

Published | Video Starts at 02:16

They don't know, I don't think. I don't think they know what the hell they're doing. But they're bad people, very bad people. I think they're incompetent, by the way, because If they were competent, they would have made a deal a long time ago. Like, how about 47 years ago? (02:16–02:22)

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Asserts that a deal with Iran could have been made 47 years ago if they were competent.

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