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President Trump has also said he wants to see them cut funding to those terror groups they support, but it's unclear right now if that part will be included in the final deal. But for Trump, the top line of the deal is clear. Have a listen. It's not like I have to give you 30 pages worth of details.
President Trump has also said he wants to see them cut funding to those terror groups they support, but it's unclear right now if that part will be included in the final deal. But for Trump, the top line of the deal is clear. Have a listen. It's not like I have to give you 30 pages worth of details.
Now, there certainly are critics of this agreement. They say there's no way to make sure that Iran will actually hand over all of its nuclear materials. And we just don't know if they'll even allow nuclear inspectors to look at all of their facilities.
Now, there certainly are critics of this agreement. They say there's no way to make sure that Iran will actually hand over all of its nuclear materials. And we just don't know if they'll even allow nuclear inspectors to look at all of their facilities.
And it's worth noting, many Republicans do want a deal, but not one that allows Iran to continue enriching any uranium, even low levels for civilian use.
And it's worth noting, many Republicans do want a deal, but not one that allows Iran to continue enriching any uranium, even low levels for civilian use.
To that point, 52 GOP senators and nearly 180 GOP House members signed a letter this week to President Trump saying, quote, the scope and breadth of Iran's nuclear buildout have made it impossible to verify any new deal that allows Iran to continue enriching uranium. So we'll have to see if the White House draws a red line on enrichment or allows those lower levels to take place.
To that point, 52 GOP senators and nearly 180 GOP House members signed a letter this week to President Trump saying, quote, the scope and breadth of Iran's nuclear buildout have made it impossible to verify any new deal that allows Iran to continue enriching uranium. So we'll have to see if the White House draws a red line on enrichment or allows those lower levels to take place.
Yeah, if you ask the White House, they say it's proof that President Trump's peace through strength approach is working. And it's really striking if you listen to Trump's message to the Iranians on this deal. He told them we can go two ways, either the nice way or the not nice way, aka the military approach.
Yeah, if you ask the White House, they say it's proof that President Trump's peace through strength approach is working. And it's really striking if you listen to Trump's message to the Iranians on this deal. He told them we can go two ways, either the nice way or the not nice way, aka the military approach.
Well, on Thursday, he started the day in Qatar, where he met with government officials and business leaders and touted the trillion-plus dollars of investments the Qataris and others in the region have agreed to spend on American products. He also touted America's main military installation in the region, speaking to troops before a banner with three big words, peace through strength.
Well, on Thursday, he started the day in Qatar, where he met with government officials and business leaders and touted the trillion-plus dollars of investments the Qataris and others in the region have agreed to spend on American products. He also touted America's main military installation in the region, speaking to troops before a banner with three big words, peace through strength.
Have a listen to some of that speech.
Have a listen to some of that speech.
And after that, he made his final stop in the United Arab Emirates, where he again met with more business leaders to push for further investments in the American economy. And for people watching the video version of this show, which all of you should be doing, you can see that he was greeted with a traditional hair dance. Yes, that is a real thing.
And after that, he made his final stop in the United Arab Emirates, where he again met with more business leaders to push for further investments in the American economy. And for people watching the video version of this show, which all of you should be doing, you can see that he was greeted with a traditional hair dance. Yes, that is a real thing.
It was very cool to see that video has since gone viral. So Trump getting quite the warm welcome in Abu Dhabi.
It was very cool to see that video has since gone viral. So Trump getting quite the warm welcome in Abu Dhabi.
Absolutely.
Absolutely.