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President Donald Trump issued a chilling Iran threat while live on air, which irked conservatives.
On July 19, Argentina faces Spain in the final of the FIFA World Cup. The two countries compete for the world championship title at MetLife Stadium, branded as New York/New Jersey Stadium by the tournament, in East Rutherford, New Jersey. After Argentina lost to Spain in a humiliating 1-0 loss, President Donald Trump, 80, traveled to Joint Base Andrews in Prince George's County, Maryland.
While at the air base, Trump answered questions from reporters from NewsNation, which is when he threatened the Middle Eastern country. It comes as a lip reader exposed Gianni Infantino's desperate plea to Trump that he ignored in a humiliating moment.
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At first, Trump initially described the game, "It was great. It was a great event, yes."
Trump then steered the conversation toward the Iranian regime and said, "Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon. Iran has been very, very damaged. They have lost everything almost militarily."
"They've got some missiles. They've got some drones. We control the Strait. They don’t control anything. So we'll see what happens," he threatened.
"We hit them hard tonight, and we did in honor of the probably three as opposed to two great patriots," he closed.
Viewers turned to social media to slam Trump's comments, arguing he was spewing lies while on camera. One viewer said, "While he spouts bull---t, how many dead soldiers does this maniac have at his disposal?"
Another viewer added, "The Strait of Hormuz is closed, though! This guy doesn't know what's going on! So he flat-out lies to the camera!"
A third wrote, "Can't even complete a coherent sentence! So all he does is hurl one lie after another!"
Despite the criticism, Trump had a supporter who shared, "Two more weeks! Iran is done! And the price of everything is coming down!"
The last time Trump spoke about Iran was during his primetime address on July 16. He he spoke on a range of issues, including election security vulnerabilities ahead of the November midterms, before speaking about the ongoing war.
The president claimed that the U.S. had not suffered a single defeat in the conflict and assured American citizens that positive results would soon become apparent.
Trump stated, "We are making a record investment with our armed forces. We have the strongest, most powerful military by far anywhere in the world. I built it during my first term.
"And unfortunately, we're forced to use it now. We won in Venezuela, which is now working with us to produce millions and millions of oil.
"We are likewise winning big in Iran," Trump boasted. "You will see the fruits of that labor very very shortly."
It comes as Trump made a shocking blunder during the medal presentation before 'poor sportsmanship'.
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