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Ted Cruz: “Bill Clinton administration was negotiating with Kim Jong…”

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Why I Told President Trump to Attack Iran - Sen. Ted Cruz

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That celebrates suicide. So, so let's, let's, let's compare and contrast Iran to North Korea. You know, if you go back. Let's go back to the Bill Clinton administration. Bill Clinton administration was negotiating with Kim Jong Il, Kim Jong Un's dad, and cut a deal. And they said, okay, if you don't develop nuclear weapons, we will give you billions of dollars. And Kim Jong Il said, great deal. Happy to do it. Well, what happened? They took the billions of dollars, they turned around and developed nuclear weapons. (30:32–30:50)

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Asserts that the Clinton administration made a deal with North Korea involving financial incentives to not develop nuclear weapons.

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