John Cornyn: “Iran getting a nuclear weapon is a good idea. That would be…”

“First of all, thanks, Harris. I just want to hear your top line thoughts on whether Democrats even care about what's at stake here. Well, I don't understand anybody who thinks that Iran getting a nuclear weapon is a good idea. That would be dangerous and destabilizing not only in the region but for the world. And that's what President Trump is determined to do. And we can't allow Iran, the Iranian regime, to hold the world, including the United States, hostage to higher energy costs by blocking the Strait of Hormuz.” (00:21–00:30)

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