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President says U.S. finances did not motivate Iran negotiations
Summary
During a brief exchange, a questioner asked whether American financial situations were driving negotiations with Iran; an individual addressed as 'Mr. President' replied, 'Not even a little bit,' and the transcript ends without further clarification.
A questioner asked an individual addressed as "Mr. President" whether U.S. financial circumstances were motivating him to reach a deal with Iran, saying, "When you're negotiating with Iran, Mr. President, to what extent are American financial situations motivating you to make a deal?"
The person addressed as "Mr. President" replied, "Not even a little bit. I don't think about American financial situation. I don't think about anybody's" — a statement that was not completed in the available transcript and was not further explained.
The exchange in the transcript contains no identifying name for either speaker beyond the address "Mr. President" used by the questioner, and it records no follow-up clarification, formal motion, vote, or additional context about the negotiations. The transcript does not specify which negotiations with Iran are referenced or whether other officials were present.
Because the record is short and lacks further context, the exchange stands as a denial of the suggestion that U.S. finances motivated a deal; the transcript does not show corroborating detail or a follow-up question to clarify the unfinished sentence.
