Just dropped · Trial Balloon · Ep. 193
The Magnificent Seven
President Trump pledged that the U.S. will come to the rescue of Iranian protesters if they are attacked by Islamic Republic authorities, Bloomberg reports.
Said Trump: “If Iran shots and violently kills peaceful protesters, which is their custom, the United States of America will come to their rescue. We are locked and loaded and ready to go.”
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