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Donald Trump: “We had no problem with Iran. We had no problem with anybody…”

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

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Press Conference with President Trump on Tariffs, Trade Deficits, and Economic Policies

Published | Video Starts at 14:39

No, there's a lot of things going on with the Middle east right now that have to be silenced. You know, we had no problem with the Middle East. Everything was done. We had no problem with Iran. We had no problem with anybody. And then you had October 7th, and that was all because Iran, as you know, was not giving money to anybody because they had no money. Now they have a lot of money. So we'll see what happens. El Salvador, the president there said he would be willing to take American citizens in the federal prison population. Is that one of the ideas are going to be discussed? (14:39–14:53)

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Asserts that Iran was not giving money to others due to lack of funds, but now has a lot of money.

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