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Obama Doubles Down on Comparing Republicans to Iran Hardliners
Friday, August 7, 2015 08:54 AM
By: Newsmax Wires
President Barack Obama repeats his comparison of Republicans who oppose his Iran nuclear deal to Iran's hardliners.
"What I said is absolutely true, factually," Obama tells CNN's Fareed Zakaria, repeating an assertion he made Wednesday. Zakaria's full interview with Obama is set to air Sunday.
"The truth of the matter is, inside of Iran, the people most opposed to the deal are the Revolutionary Guard, the Quds Force, hardliners who are implacably opposed to any cooperation with the international community," Obama said.
"The reason that [Senate Majority Leader] Mitch McConnell and the rest of the folks in his caucus who opposed this jumped out and opposed this before they even read it, before it was even posted, is reflective of a ideological commitment not to get a deal done," Obama said, according to CNN. "In that sense they do have much more in common with the hardliners who are much more satisfied with the status quo."
