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Robert Reich: “He calls the heads of Iran scum.”

Featuring: Robert Reich, Former Secretary of Labor | National

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Trump's Forever War Is Here | The Coffee Klatch with Robert Reich

Published | Video Starts at 04:34

The ceasefire in Iran is over. Oh, please. But that was part of, part of his, know, his news conference. And he calls them scum. Scum. I mean, this is the. He calls the heads of Iran scum. This is a week after he talked about them as reasonable people. Now, one question, obviously on many people's minds is whether Trump is losing it. I mean, is he just completely. (04:34–04:39)

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