Trump revives his decades-old Iran warning as US ramps up military pressure: 'remarkably consistent'
President Donald Trump's decades-old comments on Iran resurfaced Tuesday in a 1980 interview clip in which he argued America needed to project strength during the hostage crisis."When you get the respect of the other countries, then the other countries tend to do a little bit as you do … and then you create the right attitudes," Trump said in the resurfaced clip during an interview with reporter Rona Barrett about the Iranian hostage crisis.When asked during the interview whether the U.S. should send troops into Iran during the hostage crisis, the real estate mogul didn't hesitate.
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President Donald Trump's decades-old comments on Iran resurfaced Tuesday in a 1980 interview clip in which he argued America needed to project strength during the hostage crisis."When you get the respect of the other countries, then the other countries tend to do a little bit as you do … and then you create the right attitudes," Trump said in the resurfaced clip during an interview with reporter Rona Barrett about the Iranian hostage crisis.When asked during the interview whether the U.S. should send troops into Iran during the hostage crisis, the real estate mogul didn't hesitate. Trump shared the clip on Truth Social on Tuesday. "I absolutely feel that, yes," Trump responded.
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- President Donald Trump's decades-old comments on Iran resurfaced Tuesday in a 1980 interview clip in which he argued America needed to project strength during the hostage crisis."When you get the respect of the other countries, then the other countries tend to do a little bit as you do … and then you create the right attitudes," Trump said in the resurfaced clip during an interview with reporter Rona Barrett about the Iranian hostage crisis.When asked during the interview whether the U.S. should send troops into Iran during the hostage crisis, the real estate mogul didn't hesitate.
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