Trump on Iran nuclear threat
by Jolyon: Donald Trump
Donald Trump spoke about the stakes of preventing Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon, saying, "A nuclear weapon supersedes depression. Depression’s real bad. A nuclear weapon could cause depression much more quickly." He emphasized that stopping Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon is far more important than any economic hardship. The post was written by Oliver. #DonaldTrump #Iran
Transcript (en)
If a war with Iran could cause a worldwide depression, as you noted, Mr. President, are you willing to risk economic catastrophe and strike Iran again? Well, not the way I'm doing it. It's not going to cause depression. Yes, but if they don't abide by the memorandum of understanding. Well, nuclear weapon supersedes depression. Depression is real bad. Nuclear weapon will cause depression much more quickly. The way we're doing it, we have the opposite of a depression. We're doing really well. The numbers are incredible. The oil is at a level that nobody's ever seen before. Oil prices are way down. I think they're very comparable to what they were. Chris, I don't know, pretty comparable.
