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Trump says he spoke to Sen. Lindsey Graham shortly before he died
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President Donald Trump called into CNN's State of the Union with Jake Tapper on Sunday, July 12 to discuss the late Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.).

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Trump says he spoke to Sen. Lindsey Graham shortly before he died
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<p>Jake Tapper asks NATO Amb. Whitaker if Iran closed the Strait of Hormuz and if the U.S. is at war again. Amb. Whitaker said that President Trump is a "peacemaker" and "wants a deal with Iran," but the "country is controlled by a bunch of crazy people, and ultimately, they're going to have to understand the United States is very serious about this and will continue to be clear-eyed on the threats."</p>
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Senator Scott: Senator Lindsey Graham "wanted to save as many lives as humanly possible."
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Senator Scott: Senator Graham "spent every single day trying to make America a safer country."
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<p> Asked by Jake Tapper about exclusive images obtained by CNN that show Iran may be rebuilding suspected nuclear facilities, Congressman Jim Himes says, "All of the nuclear materials are still there. They're just buried behind a bunch of rubble... I think they've been doing work to try to figure out, how can we recover the materials that are still there? By the way, it's not just — the president keeps talking about nuclear dust. It's not dust. This stuff is down there and recoverable."</p>
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Rep. Himes on Iran's nuclear capability: 'It's not dust. This stuff is down there and recoverable.'
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Rep. Himes: I'm concerned Iran will be 'more motivated' to produce a nuclear weapon after war
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