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Donald Trump: “We have taken a lot of their money and we have their money…”

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

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President Trump Holds a Press Conference, Jun. 17, 2026

Published | Video Starts at 43:51

Explain though, what the difference is between giving Iran US Dollars and unfreezing US Dollars. Well, the unfreezing is an easy one to answer. We have taken a lot of their money and we have their money. We have taken their money. It's not our money, it's their money. And we froze it. At a certain point in time, I guess we're going to have to give it back. You know, if we didn't give it back, nobody would ever invest in the dollar again if you took their money. (43:51–44:02)

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Asserts that the U.S. has frozen Iranian funds that belong to Iran.

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