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Donald Trump: “Iran was stone cold broke [when I handed over the reins].”

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Donald Trump delivers speech at rally in Texas

Published | Video Starts at 1:28:55

… with Ukraine and Israel, things that would have never, ever happened, they would have never happened. Israel would never have been attacked. You know, when I handed over the reins, Iran was stone cold broke [when I handed over the reins]. Did you know that? They were broke? I saw that term. I saw that term a week ago. (1:28:55–1:29:03)

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Claims Iran was financially broke at the end of Trump's presidency.

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