Trump Asked To Give Message To Americans Worried About Potential Retaliation By Iran 'Here At Home'

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Speaking to reporters on Wednesday, President Trump was asked to give a message to Americans concerned by ongoing rising tensions between the United States and Iran.

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00:00President, two questions, if I could, one about Iran and then one domestically.

00:04With Iran, what's your message to Americans, both here and abroad,

00:07who are not only concerned about the U.S. potentially getting involved in another conflict in the Middle East,

00:12but worry about the potential for retaliation here at home?

00:15Yeah, well, I don't want to get involved either, but I've been saying for 20 years, maybe longer,

00:19that Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon. I've been saying it for a long time.

00:24And I think they were a few weeks away from having one.

00:26And they had to sign a document. I think they wish they signed it now. It was a fair deal.

00:32And now it's a harder thing to sign, you know. It's a lot of water over the dam.

00:38But, you know, it's very—I say it very simply.

00:42Iran can't have a nuclear weapon. Too much devastation.

00:46And they'd use it. You know, I believe they'd use it.

00:49Others won't use it, but I believe they'd use it.

00:51So that's it. It's very simple, as far as I'm concerned. They can't have a nuclear weapon.

00:55And then domestically, Missouri Senators—

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