President Trump defends the deal with Iran amid widespread criticism

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Donald Trump· Soundbite0:16

It's a memorandum of understanding. If it doesn't get done in 60 days, that's all right, we go back to bombing. You know, I don't wanna do that because it's so good. [laughs] But, uh, we might have to because we're never gonna let them have a nuclear weapon, but they've agreed not to, and you'll see that very clearly in the agreement.

Mika Brzezinski· Host0:33

What? What? What? It's like I'm gonna give you a gift, and I'll bomb you if you don't take the gift that I'm giving you.

Joe Scarborough· Host0:44

Right.

Mika Brzezinski· Host0:45

President Trump yesterday repeatedly threatening to bomb Iran if the country violated the memorandum of understanding, which has finally been released. The president is defending the deal amid widespread criticism here at home, with one Republican senator calling it the worst foreign policy blunder in decades. The agreement appears to give Iran everything it wants in exchange for opening up the Strait of Hormuz, which was wide open before Trump started the war in late February. While Trump tries to spin the terms as a big win, here are the key items: Iran gets its sanctions lifted, gets access to hundreds of billions of dollars