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John Cornyn: “We've had presidents, Democrat and Republican, say that an…”

Featuring: John Cornyn, Republican | U.S. Senate, Texas

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Cornyn Discusses Preventing Iran From Getting a Nuclear Weapon with Sec. Rubio

Published | Video Starts at 02:10

So ever since 19, well, since the Iranian nuclear program started, and they basically blocked the IAEA and others from doing the inspections that would be required in order to monitor their use of enriched uranium. We've had presidents, Democrat and Republican, say that an Iranian nuclear weapon was unacceptable. But it took President Trump to actually do something about. Shocks me to hear some of our colleagues suggest that there was not an imminent threat from an Iranian nuclear weapon. (02:10–02:18)

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Asserts that both Democratic and Republican presidents have stated that an Iranian nuclear weapon is unacceptable.

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