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‘Those Assets Were Frozen!’ NBC’s Kristen Welker Repeatedly Pushes After GOP Rep. Accuses Biden of Giving Iran $6B
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Meet the Press

Name: Meet the Press
URL: https://www.nbcnews.com/meet-the-press
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Kristen Welker
, Michael Turner/Mike Turner

Name: Kristen Welker
Employment: NBC News
Position: Chief White House Correspondent

Name: Michael Turner/Mike Turner
Employment: U.S. House of Representatives
Position: Member of Congress
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04/14/2024 06:24 pm
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TURNER First off it ░░░░░░░░ never be allowed to ░░░░░░░░ a nuclear weapons state ░░░░░░░░ administration gave it 6 ░░░░░░░░ to release detainees It ░░░░░░░░ continued to WELKER Wait ░░░░░░░░ on Those assets were ░░░░░░░░ Congressman as you know ░░░░░░░░ were Iranian funds and ░░░░░░░░ assets are now frozen ░░░░░░░░ me ask you this ░░░░░░░░ Trump TURNER This administration ░░░░░░░░ Iran to have access ░░░░░░░░ 6 billion that it ░░░░░░░░ not have access to ░░░░░░░░ WELKER But those assets ░░░░░░░░ frozen TURNER This administration ░░░░░░░░ and haven t made ░░░░░░░░ way to Iran as ░░░░░░░░ know congressman TURNER This ░░░░░░░░ has continued where to ░░░░░░░░ to recognize that Iran ░░░░░░░░ an adversary It s ░░░░░░░░ adversary to Israel It ░░░░░░░░ coordinating Hezbollah Hamas the ░░░░░░░░ in Yemen and attacks ░░░░░░░░ commercial waterways The administration ░░░░░░░░ to look the other ░░░░░░░░ and fail to recognize ░░░░░░░░ this is escalating and ░░░░░░░░ re going to have ░░░░░░░░ step up to the ░░░░░░░░ WELKER But congressman the ░░░░░░░░ has done what you ░░░░░░░░ said that they should ░░░░░░░░ which is to warn ░░░░░░░░ there will be countermeasures ░░░░░░░░ Iran continues to escalate ░░░░░░░░ m asking you what ░░░░░░░░ be done right now ░░░░░░░░ Trump s national former ░░░░░░░░ former National Security Advisor ░░░░░░░░ Bolton called on Israel ░░░░░░░░ destroy Iran s nuclear ░░░░░░░░ program Would you support ░░░░░░░░ TURNER Well first off ░░░░░░░░ shouldn t and the ░░░░░░░░ States have made it ░░░░░░░░ clear that Iran should ░░░░░░░░ be permitted to become ░░░░░░░░ nuclear weapons state This ░░░░░░░░ however has been very ░░░░░░░░ to step up to ░░░░░░░░ declaration They have instead ░░░░░░░░ to try to engage ░░░░░░░░ and failed to see ░░░░░░░░ as an adversary as ░░░░░░░░ the malicious force that ░░░░░░░░ destabilizing the Middle East ░░░░░░░░ But congressman can you ░░░░░░░░ While Iran was destabilizing ░░░░░░░░ Middle East they continued ░░░░░░░░ work with Iran and ░░░░░░░░ think they ve emboldened ░░░░░░░░ This administration s failing ░░░░░░░░ say There is a ░░░░░░░░ line There should be ░░░░░░░░ red line WELKER Congressman ░░░░░░░░ Donald Trump pulled out ░░░░░░░░ the Iran nuclear deal ░░░░░░░░ is now closer to ░░░░░░░░ a nuclear weapon But ░░░░░░░░ you just answer my ░░░░░░░░ Would you support that ░░░░░░░░ you support Israel targeting ░░░░░░░░ s nuclear weapons program ░░░░░░░░ on that question would ░░░░░░░░ support Israel doing that ░░░░░░░░ Well I was answering ░░░░░░░░ you before Iran is ░░░░░░░░ vulnerable...”
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