On Tuesday, in his speech before the United Nations General Assembly, President Donald Trump slammed the previous administration’s nuclear deal with Iran, calling it “one of the worst and most one-sided transactions the U.S. has ever entered” and an “embarrassment to the U.S.”
Trita Parsi, president of the National Iranian American Council and author of 2012’s “A Single Roll of the Dice: Obama’s Diplomacy with Iran,” knows that isn’t really the reason why Trump opposes the deal — and you know he’s serious, because he tagged the New York Daily News’ former senior justice writer in his tweet.
Wow! Former State dep officials tells me Trump won't recertify #IranDeal cuz he hates recertifying accomplishment of a black man @ShaunKing
— Trita Parsi (@tparsi) September 23, 2017
It’s September, and we’ve lost track of how many times people have claimed racism is driving Trump to undo every cornerstone of Barack Obama’s legacy. Or maybe the Iran deal really is embarrassingly one-sided. What does anyone else (besides Shaun King) think?
Yeah, that's the reason https://t.co/x86y2ShlcT
— Keith Maniac, from Guatemala (@CutItOutPutin) September 23, 2017
https://twitter.com/NoahPollak/status/911647264812171264
I see the new talking points are out ? https://t.co/pjYZzEskNQ
— Persnickety (@Dawnsfire) September 23, 2017
Race hustlers gonna race hustle. It certainly couldn’t be cause it’s a crap deal not in our or our ally Israel’s best interest. #IranDeal https://t.co/KvJPbFmpuW
— Joe (@JoeC1776) September 23, 2017
Naturally. It couldn't possibly be because the deal damages US security, emboldens Tehran and provides Iran with a clear nuclear pathway. https://t.co/YvRYKdHDof
— Ilan Berman (@ilanberman) September 23, 2017
https://twitter.com/politicalelle/status/911650074068795392
https://twitter.com/Moj_kobe/status/911654073635545088
Wow! That's really weird, because when I asked those same officials if they told you that, they said, "Who?"
What effin bullshit https://t.co/czGb5hFnzp
— BayAreaFrau (@bayareahausfrau) September 23, 2017
No one told you that. Just stop. https://t.co/SgMjAVJHjH
— Chris Wilson (@WilsonWPA) September 23, 2017
Why would you diminish actual racial tensions with this made up story?
— Robert Caruso (@robertcaruso) September 23, 2017
OMG this guy has gotten more ridiculous than ever. The ongoing insanity will cause the JCPOA supporters' case to implode. Height of idiocy https://t.co/fMmA8xaBmi
— Emily Landau (@EmilyBLandau) September 23, 2017
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Ben Rhodes concerned tinkering with precious Iran deal will blow chances of negotiating with North Korea https://t.co/GhcL51NDpz
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) August 10, 2017
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