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Iran Deal Convinced Trump to Run for President, His Son Says
Haaretz ^ | May 29, 2016 | Jacob Kornbluh

Posted on 05/29/2016 11:34:15 PM PDT by KingofZion

The Iranian nuclear deal was one of the main factors that influenced Donald Trump’s decision to run for president in 2016, his son, Eric Trump, said on Sunday. “I think, honestly, the Iran nuclear deal was one of the things that made him jump into the race,” Eric Trump told John Catsimatidis on the “Cats Roundtable” radio program on AM 970 in New York. “I think that was a game-changer for him.” “That is when he finally said, ‘Kids, I am going to it. I am going to give this a real shot,’” he added. In his campaign kickoff speech at Trump Tower on June 16, 2015, Trump slammed President Barack Obama for rushing to sign a nuclear deal with Iran. “If he makes that deal, Israel maybe won’t exist very long,” Trump proclaimed. “We have to protect Israel.” Last month, during a campaign rally in Wisconsin, Trump said the Iranians abused Secretary of State John Kerry ‘mentally” and “like a child” during the nuclear negotiations. “They took advantage of him like he was a baby.”

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Israel; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: iran; iraniannukes; kerry; newyork; origins; trump; trump2016
Trump would reverse the disastrous course of the last 8 years
1 posted on 05/29/2016 11:34:15 PM PDT by KingofZion
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To: KingofZion

TTT


2 posted on 05/29/2016 11:47:46 PM PDT by Irish Eyes
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To: KingofZion

I seem to recall Cruz said Trump like the Iran deal


3 posted on 05/29/2016 11:53:04 PM PDT by 4rcane
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To: 4rcane
If Cruz said that, Cruz is a liar.

No sane person would give the enemy, who swore to kill you, $150 billion to build/buy nuke to blow you up.

4 posted on 05/30/2016 12:00:43 AM PDT by Cobra64 (Common sense isn't common any more.)
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To: KingofZion
Trump would reverse the disastrous course of the last 8 years

Trump would reverse the disastrous course of the last 8 50 years! -Fixed it!

5 posted on 05/30/2016 12:07:55 AM PDT by WVKayaker (What separates the winners from the losers is how a person reacts to each new twist of fate -D.Trump)
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To: KingofZion

Trump WILL reverse the disastrous course of the last 8 years


6 posted on 05/30/2016 12:28:41 AM PDT by knarf
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To: WVKayaker

Should’a read YOUR post before posting mine ... I like your number better


7 posted on 05/30/2016 12:30:20 AM PDT by knarf
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To: Cobra64

I also remember Cruz declaring that the 2nd Amendment would be repealed if Trump became president. Dude didn’t bat an eye when he said it, nothing. Completely pathological.

Never mind that there’d been a policy paper on Trump’s website for months outlining an extremely resolute stance on 2A rights.

Cruz is so disgusting.


8 posted on 05/30/2016 12:38:47 AM PDT by Utmost Certainty
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To: Utmost Certainty

I met his sons at a local gun show; both were really nice. Although they were being bombarded by folks wanting photos, etc...it was OBVIOUS that they were actually trying to shop...lol.


9 posted on 05/30/2016 12:48:06 AM PDT by garandgal
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To: Utmost Certainty

And he said Trump wanted to keep every word of Obamacare. If he had said about those things, “Don’t trust him when he says he’d repeal them,” fine. That would be an opinion. But I don’t enjoy being lied to when I *know* it’s a lie.


10 posted on 05/30/2016 12:55:16 AM PDT by Rastus (#AlwaysTrump #NeverHillary)
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To: Utmost Certainty

Actually he said Trump would “gut” the 2A, based on the fact that 16 years ago Trump favored renewing the Assault Weapon Ban. Which was exactly the same position as Bush and the John Ashcroft Justice Department, of which Cruz was a part. That’s the kind of weasel like lawyer speak Cruz specializes in. Like saying he had “no intention” of supporting amnesty in the future, instead of promising not to support it.


11 posted on 05/30/2016 2:49:04 AM PDT by Hugin (Conservatism without Nationalism is a fraud.)
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To: 4rcane
I seem to recall Cruz said Trump like the Iran deal

The key is that Trump never said he liked it - he's been talking about how wrong and stupid and crooked it is for some time.....

Like Katrina (Trump Spokeswoman) said on Fox - if you want the truth about Trump, get it from his own mouth or from one of their official spokespeople because nobody else is authorized to speak for him...

12 posted on 05/30/2016 3:34:05 AM PDT by trebb (Where in the the hell has my country gone?)
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To: Utmost Certainty
... Cruz declared Trump would repeal the 2nd Amendment......didn’t bat an eye when he said it. Completely pathological. Trump's policy paper was on his website for months outlining an extremely resolute stance on 2A rights. Cruz is so disgusting......

Never thought I'd say this....but Cruz is even worse than a Democrat.

13 posted on 05/30/2016 3:39:56 AM PDT by Liz (SAFE PLACE? A liberal's mind. Nothing's there. Nothing penetrates it.)
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To: Liz

True. Dems at least don’t pretend to be on the same team.


14 posted on 05/30/2016 3:42:46 AM PDT by Utmost Certainty
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To: Utmost Certainty

Cruz as a Republican is his biggest deceit.

Notice how he takes several positions on an issue....then tests the political winds.

He then comes out of his rathole expounding on one of the positions he feels would benefit him.


15 posted on 05/30/2016 3:47:22 AM PDT by Liz (SAFE PLACE? A liberal's mind. Nothing's there. Nothing penetrates it.)
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To: Cobra64
Trump and Cruz were both vocal against the deal, at times sharing the same stage.

As Cruz's prospects for winning the noomination weakened, his claims about his primary rival became nonsensical lies, ala Baghdad Bob.

"Both Hillary in Donald say they will keep in place this Iranian nuclear deal," Cruz told reporters. "If you agree with the Iranian nuclear deal; if you think it's a good idea to send $150 billion to Ayatollah Khamenei, a radical Islamist terrorist who chants `Death to America,' then you should vote for Donald and Hillary. As president, I will rip to shreds this Iranian nuclear deal."

Cruz: Vote for Trump If You Support the Iran Deal | Jewish Insider | May 2, 2016

16 posted on 05/30/2016 3:51:09 AM PDT by Cboldt
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To: Cboldt

Lyin’ Ted is an ally of Hellry - i.e. they are puppets of Goldman-Sachs and support the NO BORDERS North American union that would destroy America.

Lyin’ Ted is an “NBC” - Natural Born Canadian and has not provided any evidence to the contrary.


17 posted on 05/30/2016 4:31:59 AM PDT by newfreep
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To: KingofZion
In his campaign kickoff speech at Trump Tower on June 16, 2015, Trump slammed President Barack Obama for rushing to sign a nuclear deal with Iran. “If he makes that deal, Israel maybe won’t exist very long,” Trump proclaimed. “We have to protect Israel.”

Trump can hammer Clinton on her perfidy in this deal for the Iranian regime.

18 posted on 05/30/2016 6:58:27 AM PDT by af_vet_1981 (The bus came by and I got on, That's when it all began.)
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To: KingofZion
Article and audio of Eric Trump interview:

Eric Trump: Obama’s Iran Deal Drove My Father to Run for President

19 posted on 05/30/2016 9:01:56 AM PDT by Albion Wilde (In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act. --George Orwell)
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