Trump blames Obama for contributing to ‘corrupt Iranian regime’

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President Trump on Tuesday tweeted out his support for Iranians who are protesting their “corrupt” government regime, and said former President Barack Obama is partly to blame for paying hundreds of millions of dollars to the regime before leaving office.

“The people of Iran are finally acting against the brutal and corrupt Iranian regime. All of the money that President Obama so foolishly gave them went into terrorism and into their ‘pockets.’ The people have little food, big inflation and no human rights. The U.S. is watching!” Trump tweeted.

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