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Donald Trump: “They would have had [a nuclear weapon] three years ago, and…”

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

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Published | Video Starts at 07:47

A lot of people had I not terminated, remember that, Stephen, you remember, they were not. This is not. That deal was a disaster. That was a road to a nuclear weapon. They would have had [a nuclear weapon] three years ago, and it would have been used. I would say, two to three years ago, and it would have been used in the Middle East. And by the way, after they were finished, that they were coming over here, they never got a chance to do it. (07:47–23:02)

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Asserts that Iran would have acquired and used a nuclear weapon if the deal had not been terminated.

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