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Ron Johnson: “We funneled $100 billion plus into the largest…”

Featuring: Ron Johnson, Republican | U.S. Senate, Wisconsin

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Newsmakers: U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson at WI GOP 2018 Convention

Published | Video Starts at 07:45

Was the president right to withdraw the United States from the deal with Iran? I believe so. We, the world. The region was made less safe by that nuclear agreement. We funneled $100 billion plus into the largest state-sponsored terror [Iran]. They applied some to their economy, but not enough because they have spontaneous protests by Iranian people. They're a little upset that they spent tens of billions destabilizing Yemen and Syria. (07:45–07:51)

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Asserts that over $100 billion was funneled into Iran, described as the largest state-sponsored terror.

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