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Donald Trump: “They were the evil one. They were the bully of the Middle East. They're not so much the bully anymore.”

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We had a thing called Venezuela that went quickly and we're doing extremely well in the Islamic Republic of Iran. Very well. They have no military shot. The whole place is shot. And They were the evil one. They were the bully of the Middle East. They're not so much the bully anymore. But we have to finish up. And it's only a question of which way do we want to do it the nice way or the not so nice way? (04:48–04:54)

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Asserts that Iran was previously a dominant force in the Middle East but is no longer.

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