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Donald Trump: “We didn't want them [Iran] to have a nuclear weapon. They…”

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Published | Video Starts at 55:34

And a large part of that was Iran had no money. And I wasn't looking to hurt them. I was looking to, I want them to be wonderful and great and happy, but We didn't want them [Iran] to have a nuclear weapon. They can't have a nuclear weapon. Do you want to use us force today? Well, I don't want to say what it used because I don't want to give up negotiating abilities because, so I don't want to say exactly, but they understand where I stand. (55:34–55:38)

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Asserts that his administration did not want Iran to have a nuclear weapon and that they cannot have one.

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