Thread by @RapidResponse47

President Donald J. Trump has never wavered in his stance that Iran cannot be allowed to have a nuclear weapon — a pledge he has made repeatedly, both in office and on the campaign trail.

🧵 Here are only a few examples:

“You cannot let Iran have a nuclear weapon. You cannot let it happen because bad things will happen if that happens.” (6/24/23)

“No nuclear weapons. You can’t give [Iran] nuclear weapons.” (7/15/23)

“Don’t let Iran have nuclear weapons. That’s my only thing I have to tell you today. Don’t let them have it.” (10/16/23)

“They can’t have a nuclear weapon. That’s all. They can’t have nuclear weapons. It’s too destructive, too powerful. They can’t have it.” (10/29/23)

“No nuclear weapons. You can’t have nuclear weapons. Nuclear weapons are the single greatest threat to this world.” (11/9/23)

“I just don’t want them to have a nuclear weapon, and they weren’t going to have one.” (1/5/24)

“They cannot have a nuclear weapon. That was the only thing — the one thing I said, ‘You cannot have.’” (1/5/24)

“I just didn't want Iran to have a nuclear weapon. I said, "You know, we're going to make a great deal. Everybody's going to be happy. You're going to be rich as hell again. Everything's going to be great, but you cannot have a nuclear weapon.” (1/20/24)

“You can't let Iran have nuclear weapons.” (4/30/24)

“Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon, very simple. They cannot have a nuclear weapon.” (5/1/24)

“Instead, we have a very hostile country that wants nuclear weapons. You can't let that happen.” (6/15/24)

“The main thing is Iran can't have a nuclear weapon. That was my main thing. The deal was a simple deal. Iran can't have a nuclear. You know, it can't have a missile, it can't have a nuclear missile. It cannot have that nuclear capability.” (6/20/24)

“Iran should not have a nuclear weapon … Iran should never be allowed to have a nuclear weapon.” (7/10/24)

“They can't have a nuclear weapon. It's very simple. They can't have a nuclear weapon. You cannot let Iran have a nuclear weapon.” (8/5/24)

“Iran can't have a nuclear weapon — it’s very simple.” (8/8/24)

“They can't have a nuclear weapon. They can't have a nuclear weapon. And we were all set to make sure that they don't have a nuclear weapon. Because once they do, it's a whole different world, it's a whole different negotiation.” (8/15/24)

“They can't have a nuclear weapon. And now, they're very close to having one, and it's very dangerous for the world, very dangerous for the world. I mean, the biggest — the biggest problem today, in my opinion, the biggest risk is the nuclear weapons, the weaponry.” (10/1/24)

“I just don't want them to have a nuclear weapon. It's very simple.” (10/10/24)

“You can't let them have a nuclear weapon.” (10/14/24)

“All I wanted is you can never have a nuclear weapon. I didn't want much. I wanted Iran to be very successful. I just don't want them to have a nuclear weapon.” (10/16/24)

“And all I wanted was Iran can't have a nuclear weapon. I just wanted it. That's all I wanted. Very simple. You can't have a nuclear weapon.” (10/28/24)

“I had to have one thing — no nuclear weapons. You can't have nuclear weapon. Nuclear weapons are the greatest danger to our country going forward, to the world going forward.” (10/29/24)

“Iran can't have a nuclear weapon. Nuclear weapons are the greatest single threat to our country, but to the entire world.” (11/3/24)

“It’s very simple: Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon.” (2/4/25)

“You cannot allow [Iran] to have a nuclear weapon.” (2/10/25)

“I want Iran to be a wonderful, great, happy country — but they can’t have a nuclear weapon.” (4/11/25)

“Iran has to get rid of the concept of a nuclear weapon. They cannot have a nuclear weapon.” (4/14/25)

“Iran has a chance to have a great country and to live happily without death, and I’d like to see that. That’s my first option. If there’s a second option, I think it would be very bad for Iran ... but Iran can’t have a nuclear weapon.” (4/17/25)

“We want it to be a great country. Let it be a tremendously successful, rich country ... but they can’t have a nuclear weapon.” (5/6/25)

“Iran can have a much brighter future — but we’ll never allow America and its allies to be threatened with terrorism or a nuclear attack ... We really want them to be a successful country … but they cannot have a nuclear weapon.” (5/13/25)

“I want to make a deal with Iran, I want to do something if it’s possible, but for that to happen, it must stop sponsoring terror, halt its bloody proxy wars, and permanently and verifiably cease its pursuit of nuclear weapons.” (5/14/25)

“I want them to succeed. I want them to end up being a great country, frankly, but they can’t have a nuclear weapon.” (5/15/25)

“You have to view them as people and I don’t want it to be a violent thing, but they’re not going to have a nuclear weapon.” (5/16/25)

“They can’t have a nuclear weapon. Very simple. They can’t have a nuclear weapon. We’re not going to allow that.” (6/11/25)