Neither does Ayatollah. But when you hit them financially, they do. The only reason why the Ayatollah is in a position he's in is because the President hit him with sanctions. The only reason why Russia is going to be in this position is because the President is doing an end around and slowly choking the head of the snake out. Which is, which is Putin and Their oil economy that they've been shipping and delivering in the black market. Is he going to sign off on your sanctions in the Senate? (09:47–09:57)
CLAIM
Asserts that Russia's current position is due to the President's strategic actions.
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