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Donald Trump: “Over 52,000 people [in Iran]... they kill them like they're…”

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

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President Trump Participates in a Bilateral Meeting with the President of the Republic of Lebanon

Published | Video Starts at 19:26

I put a couple of them up today. Young kids, they kill them. They kill them like they're. Like they're candy. It's crazy what they do. They treat them so … Over 52,000 people [in Iran]... they kill them like they're candy. … new site that they're talking about, I mean, how about these people? They're in this because of nuclear weapons that they're trying to possibly reconstitute a site. (19:26)

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Asserts that over 52,000 people have been killed in Iran, implying government-led violence.

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