Trump says 'we don't need a deal with Iran' and that Vance should focus on Democrats
Verified: 2 outlets in 2 countries have reported this story since Nov 12.
WASHINGTON, Nov 12 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump said on Thursday he wanted Vice President JD Vance to focus "his complete and total attention" on any crime and corruption in Democratic-run US cities, saying that effort could save more money than a deal with Iran. "Our Budget could be quickly BALANCED with the correction of this large scale criminal activity. CORRUPTION is in the Democrat Leadership’s blood!" Trump wrote on social media. "We don’t need a deal with Iran. Those days have long since passed. We’ve got their money, Hundreds of Billions of Dollars, and we’ve got their…
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Two or more outlets reported this story and its reliability score reached 65%, so WorldPulse marks it verified. That means more than one outlet says so, not that it is proven true.
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- Nov 12, 2:32 PM UTCFirst reportTrump says Vance should focus on domestic corruption, 'we don't need a deal with Iran'straitstimes.com ↗
- Nov 12, 2:42 PM UTC+10 min· you’re reading thisTrump says 'we don't need a deal with Iran' and that Vance should focus on Democratsyahoo.com ↗
- Severity rose to medium
- Verified: a second independent outlet reported itNov 12, 2:42 PM UTC · +10 min
- Nov 12, 3:33 PM UTC+1 h‘We don’t need a deal with Iran’: Trump tells Vance to focus on domestic corruptionstraitstimes.com (again) ↗
[Claude] Report 2 is a rewritten headline and lede of the same Reuters story about Trump's remarks on Vance, Democratic cities, and Iran, with consistent facts.
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