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J. D. Vance: “The Obama deal allowed the accumulation of stockpiled…”

Featuring: J. D. Vance, Republican | Vice President of the United States | National

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Vice President JD Vance Briefs Members of the Media, Jun. 18, 2026

Published | Video Starts at 21:51

So it's a fundamentally different perspective. Now, there are all these substantive differences as well. The Obama nuclear deal allowed enrichment. Ours will not. The Obama deal allowed the accumulation of stockpiled weapons grade material. Ours is actually leading to the destruction of that stockpile of enriched materials. So there are many differences. The Obama deal gave them over a billion dollars of American money. This deal gives them $0 of American money. So a lot of substantive differences. (21:51–22:01)

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Asserts that the current deal leads to the destruction of enriched materials stockpile, unlike the Obama deal.

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