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Old clip of Trump talking about Iran in 1980 goes viral
The 1980 clip shows Trump endorsing troop deployment to Iran amid ongoing U.S.–Israel strikes and regional tensions with evacuation of Americans from over a dozen Middle East countries.
- A vintage 1980 TV interview clip of President Donald Trump went viral this week after he endorsed sending troops to Iran, saying `I absolutely feel that, yes`.
- Over the weekend, the U.S. and Israel conducted attacks on Iran, prompting retaliation and hitting multiple Middle East countries, while over a dozen countries received evacuation advisories.
- Between 1979 and 1980, 52 American diplomats and citizens were held hostage in Iran, and President Donald Trump criticized the situation, calling it `absolutely and totally ridiculous` and a `horror` in the clip.
- The president told the New York Post Monday he has not ruled out boots on the ground in Iran, while Secretary of War Pete Hegseth warned Iran is building missiles and drones for `nuclear blackmail` ambitions.
- Major outlets including The National News Desk and the New York Post circulated the clip, making a decades-old endorsement relevant amid evacuation advisories for Americans.
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