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7 Lawmakers Who Opposed Iran Deal and Trump’s Decision to Withdraw From It
“But now, President Trump owns the consequences of today’s decision.”
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“But now, President Trump owns the consequences of today’s decision.”
Rand Paul, R-Ky., who also similarly opposed Pompeo’s nomination to be the top U.S. diplomat but relented after facing pressure from Trump.
Amid a whirlwind day as Capitol Hill began digesting proposals to claw back spending and next steps on the Iran nuclear deal, Speaker Paul D.
President Donald Trump has sold himself as the consummate deal-maker. But while he has been clear-eyed about the Iran nuclear accord, he has perhaps been overly focused on its shortcomings.
The president also addressed Iran, Nigeria and immigration.
“Whatever happens, happens,” Trump said of the meeting, noting he may go in and ultimately leave. “I’m not going to be a John Kerry who makes a horrible Iran deal.”
Chief among those is the Iran nuclear deal from which Trump soon could remove the United States.
Banks [jwp-video n=”1″] French President Emmanuel Macron, addressing a joint meeting of Congress, encouraged lawmakers — and by proxy, his host President Donald Trump — not to abandon
new and broader deal with Iran.
The other leads to a nuclear-armed Iran … that inevitably leads to war,” Netanyahu said that day. “Even if Israel has to stand alone, Israel will stand.”
The policy indefinitely restricted U.S. entry by citizens of Iran, Libya, Somalia, Syria, Yemen, Chad, North Korea and Venezuela. Chad was removed from the list on April 10.
Trump said Tuesday he would prefer not “to put a man through a process like this — it’s too ugly and disgusting.”
As they left the ornate room, Macron gave Trump a forceful slap on his back.
Dealing with Iran A major topic will be a fast-approaching May 12 deadline for France, the United Kingdom and Germany to present Trump with a plan addressing his concerns about the Iran nuclear deal
From convincing the president to stay in the Iran nuclear deal and Paris climate accords to making the case that new steel tariffs shouldn’t apply to the European Union and urging continued cooperation
A number of contentious issues — from the Iran nuclear deal to U.S. steel and aluminum tariffs to Syria — will be on the agenda next week when President Donald Trump hosts French President Emmanuel
“If President Trump won’t hold Administrator Pruitt accountable, Congress must.”
Iran Pompeo, whom Trump nominated last month to replace Rex Tillerson, pushed for a speedy confirmation vote.
“Tamim and I have been working for a number of years now — actually, even before the fact — on terrorism,” Trump said.
Trump later fired off other tweets lamenting souring U.S.