"BAIER: Hard to believe, but it was one year ago today in UAE, interviewed you. TRUMP: Yeah. BAIER: And I asked you about Iran. (BEGIN VIDEO CLIP) BAIER: How do you get to a solution there? TRUMP: Oh, we'll get it, 100 percent. BAIER: You think so. TRUMP: Well, we're going to have a solution one way or the other. It's either going to be violent or not violent. And I far prefer non-violent. (END VIDEO CLIP)"
"BAIER: And but you did say it was going to be fairly quick and you said it numerous times. TRUMP: Here's the difference. Venezuela was sending drugs in at a level that was terrible and they did something that was a terrible, mortal sin. They emptied their prisons into our country, OK? That was terrible. And that was different. This one is, I guess you could say worse. That was pretty bad. You don't get much worse, emptying your prisons, drug dealers, murderers into our country. That's pretty bad. But you could say this is worse. In this one, the"
Trump faced questioning about Iran after previously stating the conflict would last four to six weeks. Baier challenged Trump’s assurances by referencing an earlier interview and noting Trump had said the timeline repeatedly. Trump responded that outcomes could be non-violent or violent and expressed preference for non-violent resolution. Trump also contrasted Iran with Venezuela, describing Venezuela’s actions as involving drugs and emptying prisons into the United States. Trump characterized the Iran situation as different and potentially worse, while emphasizing the need for a solution one way or another. The interview occurred during Trump’s high-profile trip to Beijing with Xi amid pageantry and secrecy.
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