BURSTPresident Trump knocked Sen. Chris Coons (D-Del.) on Monday for suggesting over the weekend that the Trump administration is considering entering into deal with Iran similar to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), struck under the Obama administration.
“Tell phony Democrat Senator Chris Coons that I am not offering Iran ANYTHING, unlike Obama, who paid them $Billions under the stupid ‘road to a Nuclear Weapon JCPOA (which would now be expired!),” Trump wrote in a Truth Social post on early Monday.
He added: “nor am I even talking to them since we totally OBLITERATED their Nuclear Facilities.”
The remarks come after Coons discussed the U.S. strikes on three Iranian nuclear facilities in an interview on Fox News’s “Fox News Sunday.”
He cited recent press reports suggesting the Trump administration is weighing a $30 billion deal with Iran that would allow for the development of civilian nuclear facilities.
“I'll just note that President Trump, by press accounts, is now moving towards negotiation and offering Iran a deal that looks somewhat similar to the Iran deal that was offered by Obama, tens of billions of dollars of incentives and reduced sanctions in exchange for abandoning their nuclear program,” Coons said in his Sunday interview.
Trump — who brokered a ceasefire deal with Israel early last week — denied reports on Friday that he was considering such an agreement.
“Who in the Fake News Media is the SleazeBag saying that ‘President Trump wants to give Iran $30 Billion to build non-military Nuclear facilities.’ Never heard of this ridiculous idea,” the president wrote late Friday on Truth Social.
“It’s just another HOAX put out by the Fake News in order to demean. These people are SICK!!!” he added.
The Hill has reached out to Coons’s office for a response.