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Thom Tillis: “Iran is a nation of almost 92 million people.”

Featuring: Thom Tillis, Republican | U.S. Senate North Carolina

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Published | Video Starts at 43:19

That were very concerned, their constituents. I immediately. Everything from constituents to friends to family members, you know, just people going, what's going on? Because, I mean, it was pretty profound. I mean, Iran is a nation of almost 92 million people. And people. I think sometimes the president, to be fair to him, I think sometimes the president may underestimate how literally people take him and see, I think even the press wants to do. (43:19–43:22)

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Asserts that Iran has a population of almost 92 million people.

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