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Donald Trump: “We killed [Soleimani] last term.”

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Trump cuts off trade with Spain as Iran intensifies

Published | Video Starts at 15:01

Something had to be done, and it's been 47 years. They've been killing people all over the world for a long time. They were the kings and fathers of the roadside bomb. Soleimani. We killed [Soleimani] last term. If we didn't, I think it might be a different story today. They would have been much stronger and smarter than they are, but they did. (15:01–15:04)

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Asserts that the U.S. killed Iranian General Qasem Soleimani during Trump's previous term.

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