“But obliterated is much different than they’re rebuilding it. … How do you rebuild a house after it’s been knocked down by a tornado or a hurricane? You can rebuild things. The foundation may still be there. You can build a lot back on a foundation once the top of it’s removed. And so, the structure — if the structure or the foundation is there, they can start rebuilding.”
– Sen. Markwayne Mullins (R-Oklahoma), discussing the need for muscular nuclear arms negotiations with Iran with CNN’s Kaitlan Collins after the latter challenged the Trump administration’s claim it had “obliterated” Iran’s nuclear facilities last year.
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