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Donald Trump: “If we didn't hit the B2 bombers, if we didn't hit them, you…”

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

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Trump insists Strait of Hormuz will become US territory after winning Iran war, addresses gas prices

Published | Video Starts at 01:56

We have to make a little journey to the Middle east because we have to put out a potential disaster, a potential very big fire. Fire like you've never seen. We can't let Iran keep going. They would have had a nuclear. If we didn't hit the B2 bombers, if we didn't hit them, you would have had a nuclear weapon. And it would have been a very sad day for this country and for the entire world. So I said, we're going to have to put out the fire in the Middle East. (01:56–02:03)

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Asserts that military action prevented Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon.

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