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Donald Trump: “Iran was on the verge of bankruptcy. They had no money left.”

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

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Donald Trump rally, Waunakee, Wisconsin

Published | Video Starts at 14:01

And we got her back, and they got the best. And I'm not saying he's a nice human being, but he was the number one arms dealer in the world for a long time. But Iran was on the verge of bankruptcy. They had no money left. They had no money for Hamas. They had no money for Hezbollah. The people they're fighting now, they would have been willing to make any deal. (14:01–14:06)

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