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Rick Scott: “Israel's got to be able to defend itself.”

Featuring: Rick Scott, Republican | U.S. Senate, Florida

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Sen. Rick Scott on U.S.-Iran deal: 'The key is going to be what the final deal says'

Published | Video Starts at 02:10

I can't imagine that Trump would agree to a deal. I mean, they can't have nuclear weapons, they can't have ballistic missiles. We, you know, we got an ally in Israel. Israel's got to be able to defend itself. That best way for them to defend themselves is these proxies, Hamas, the Houthis and Hezbollah don't have any money, no money from Iran. And look, are we going to get paid? (02:10–02:13)

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Asserts that Israel must be able to defend itself, implying U.S. support for Israel's defense.

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