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Donald Trump: “This murderous regime also recently killed 45,000 of their…”

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

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President Trump Delivers an Address to the Nation, Apr. 1, 2026

Published | Video Starts at 13:30

They were involved in the attack on the USS Cole, and they carried out the countless other heinous acts, including the blood. Just horrible, bloody atrocities of October 7th in Israel, something that most people have never seen anything like it. This murderous regime also recently killed 45,000 of their own people who were protesting in Iran. 45,000 dead. For these terrorists to have nuclear weapons would be an intolerable threat. The most violent and thuggish regime on earth would be free to carry out their campaigns of terror, coercion, conquest and mass murder from behind a nuclear shield. (13:30–13:39)

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