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Marco Rubio: “Obama did a nuclear deal with [Iran] because he was worried…”

Featuring: Marco Rubio, Republican | Secretary of State, United States | National

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Published | Video Starts at 11:14

I ask everybody, did he have any choice based on what Steve Witkoff told us? No. Look, every president in the last 20 years has been worried about the Iran nuclear program. Obama did a nuclear deal with [Iran] because he was worried about [Iran's nuclear program]. it. Not a good nuclear deal, but he made one. The president reversed it and imposed crippling sanctions and took out Soleimani, who was a threat to the United States. (11:14–11:17)

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Asserts that President Obama made a nuclear deal with Iran due to concerns about their nuclear program.

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