So they knew President Trump was someone who wanted to negotiate. But more importantly, they knew that President Trump was not someone to mess with because he killed Qasem Soleimani, he killed Abu Mahdi Mohandas, he had defeated ISIS. They knew that President Trump was a man of action, he is militarily strong. And so they said before we take an action, we need to make sure that it's calculated. (23:24–23:32)
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Asserts Trump's military actions against key figures and ISIS demonstrated his strength.
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