Tom Homan
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But any time a country develops nuclear weapons, it severely limits security. our freedom of action and our friends' freedom of action. It gives them much greater cover to do things like continue to support terrorism, terrorists that have killed thousands of Americans over the years. So this is just one of the cascading effects you'd see if Iran ever got its hands on nuclear weapons.
And that's why President Trump has been very clear, going back 10 years, the first time I ever spoke to Donald Trump. In fact, in the summer of 2015, he was a new candidate. He was coming to Arkansas. We talked on the phone. He thanked me for my work against the Iran nuclear deal and said that we can never have Iran.
And that's why President Trump has been very clear, going back 10 years, the first time I ever spoke to Donald Trump. In fact, in the summer of 2015, he was a new candidate. He was coming to Arkansas. We talked on the phone. He thanked me for my work against the Iran nuclear deal and said that we can never have Iran.
And that's why President Trump has been very clear, going back 10 years, the first time I ever spoke to Donald Trump. In fact, in the summer of 2015, he was a new candidate. He was coming to Arkansas. We talked on the phone. He thanked me for my work against the Iran nuclear deal and said that we can never have Iran.
Iran can never be allowed to have a nuclear weapon or the vast nuclear infrastructure to develop nuclear weapons. And he hasn't changed a bit from that conversation I had with him in June of 2015 to where he is today in May of 2025.
Iran can never be allowed to have a nuclear weapon or the vast nuclear infrastructure to develop nuclear weapons. And he hasn't changed a bit from that conversation I had with him in June of 2015 to where he is today in May of 2025.
Iran can never be allowed to have a nuclear weapon or the vast nuclear infrastructure to develop nuclear weapons. And he hasn't changed a bit from that conversation I had with him in June of 2015 to where he is today in May of 2025.
Well, first, Ben, the point you make about President Trump being very consistent is correct. He has advisors in his administration. They're exploring other possibilities, like the possibility of a nuclear agreement that we have with other countries. We have with the United Arab Emirates, for example, that would kind of put the lie to Iran that says they only want civilian nuclear power.
Well, first, Ben, the point you make about President Trump being very consistent is correct. He has advisors in his administration. They're exploring other possibilities, like the possibility of a nuclear agreement that we have with other countries. We have with the United Arab Emirates, for example, that would kind of put the lie to Iran that says they only want civilian nuclear power.
Well, first, Ben, the point you make about President Trump being very consistent is correct. He has advisors in his administration. They're exploring other possibilities, like the possibility of a nuclear agreement that we have with other countries. We have with the United Arab Emirates, for example, that would kind of put the lie to Iran that says they only want civilian nuclear power.
It's like, OK, fine. We'll give you civilian nuclear power. You just can't enrich uranium. And if they say no to that, then we know what they really want. So I think that's part of where Secretary Rubio is coming from. But ultimately, in any administration, advisors advise and the presidents decide. It's just like me in the Senate.
It's like, OK, fine. We'll give you civilian nuclear power. You just can't enrich uranium. And if they say no to that, then we know what they really want. So I think that's part of where Secretary Rubio is coming from. But ultimately, in any administration, advisors advise and the presidents decide. It's just like me in the Senate.
It's like, OK, fine. We'll give you civilian nuclear power. You just can't enrich uranium. And if they say no to that, then we know what they really want. So I think that's part of where Secretary Rubio is coming from. But ultimately, in any administration, advisors advise and the presidents decide. It's just like me in the Senate.
I've got a lot of great advisors on my team, but I'm the one that has to decide how to vote, and I'm the one that has to cast that vote and answer for it to the people of Arkansas. On the point of Qatar, you're right. They play both sides. And unfortunately, they play the other side a little bit more closely than we would like. They've long been close to Iran.
I've got a lot of great advisors on my team, but I'm the one that has to decide how to vote, and I'm the one that has to cast that vote and answer for it to the people of Arkansas. On the point of Qatar, you're right. They play both sides. And unfortunately, they play the other side a little bit more closely than we would like. They've long been close to Iran.
I've got a lot of great advisors on my team, but I'm the one that has to decide how to vote, and I'm the one that has to cast that vote and answer for it to the people of Arkansas. On the point of Qatar, you're right. They play both sides. And unfortunately, they play the other side a little bit more closely than we would like. They've long been close to Iran.
They've long been much more sympathetic to the Muslim Brotherhood, which is kind of the intellectual font of terrorist groups like al-Qaeda and ISIS. They've been hosting Hamas for many years. Now, they might say like, oh, well, Israel and the United States tacitly asked us to do so. OK, well.
They've long been much more sympathetic to the Muslim Brotherhood, which is kind of the intellectual font of terrorist groups like al-Qaeda and ISIS. They've been hosting Hamas for many years. Now, they might say like, oh, well, Israel and the United States tacitly asked us to do so. OK, well.
They've long been much more sympathetic to the Muslim Brotherhood, which is kind of the intellectual font of terrorist groups like al-Qaeda and ISIS. They've been hosting Hamas for many years. Now, they might say like, oh, well, Israel and the United States tacitly asked us to do so. OK, well.
Maybe, but we didn't ask you to put them up in a penthouse in the Four Seasons or to give them billions of dollars or to spread propaganda about Israel and what's happening in Gaza or around the world. Take, for instance, just a few weeks ago, there were widespread protests in Gaza by ordinary Gazans against Hamas.