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Donald Trump: “There was nobody ever tougher on Iran than I was. I took…”

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Published | Video Starts at 1:08:53

There was no money for Hezbollah. There was no money for Hamas. There was no terrorist. We had no terror attacks. And I think I would have ultimately gotten along with. But There was nobody ever tougher on Iran than I was. I took their money away and they behaved. and I will say, and I said it many times, what Biden should have done. He should have made a deal with them in that first week because they were dying. (1:08:53–1:09:01)

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Asserts that Trump was the toughest on Iran and that his actions led to Iran behaving.

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