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Rick Scott: “Obama gave [Iran] money and used it to fund proxies.”

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

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Published | Video Starts at 00:52

I mean, what we've got to do is make sure Iran never has a chance to have a nuclear weapon. I mean, look, this is a regime that has been killing Americans for 47 years, taking money like Obama gave [Iran] money and used it to fund proxies. The Houthis, Hezbollah, Hamas, they've never complied with anything. The Israelis caught them lying, deceiving IAEA inspectors, falsifying reports. They chant death to America and death to Israel. (00:52–00:55)

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Claims that money given to Iran during Obama's administration was used to fund proxy groups.

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