Donald Trump has issued his latest threat to Iran and said that if officials fail to make a deal with the United States “the whole country is going to get blown up.”

The president also made threats Sunday morning to target civil infrastructure after it was reported that Iranian forces were refusing to allow ships to pass through the Strait of Hormuz this weekend.

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    5 days ago

    I’d argue it’s worse, the Russians didn’t exactly elect theirs

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          4 days ago

          Back in 2000 he won fair. He did so by playing a strong conservative and nationalist campaign and ridiculing his opponents with the help of a lot media coverage from friendly channels.

          Even now I’d say he doesn’t even have to cheat in the elections themselves because he changed the country itself to the point where he can have any real threats thrown in jail or killed and has a firm hold over what most of the population knows and gets suggested just keeps him very popular.

          In a lot of ways it’s Trump, after he’s been allowed to stay in power for 26 years

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            4 days ago

            He may very well have won fair 26 years ago, but the way you explained the second half I think would qualify any elections had as “sham” lol