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Rep. John Yarmuth (D-Ky.) labeled President Trump Monday a "moron" after the commander-in-chief said his administration's goal was to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon — a key point of the nuclear deal the U.S. withdrew from.

Democratic congressman calls Trump a "moron" for Iran nuclear stance

"Maybe you should have read [Iran's nuke deal] before you tore it up," Rep  John Yarmuth says.

 Rep. John Yarmuth speaks during the Protecting Working Families Tour at The Galt House Hotel on December 1, 2017 in Louisville, Kentucky. 

 Rep. John Yarmuth. Photo: Stephen Cohen/Getty Images for MoveOn.org

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<p>Rep. John Yarmuth (D-Ky.) labeled President Trump Monday a &quot;moron&quot; after the commander-in-chief <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="said" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/trump-iran-nuclear-deal-37edccc7-5e77-4ba0-8955-5191f2dd1641.html" data-vars-content-id="6faa03f9-eeed-4c94-a90f-64b6ef603a86" data-vars-headline="Democratic congressman calls Trump a &quot;moron&quot; for Iran nuclear stance" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/trump-iran-nuclear-deal-37edccc7-5e77-4ba0-8955-5191f2dd1641.html" target="_self">said</a> his administration&#x27;s goal was to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon — a key point of the nuclear deal the U.S. <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="withdrew" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/iran-nuclear-deal-sanctions-united-states-european-airplanes-5293c621-b244-44f1-be60-8753b04934ef.html" data-vars-content-id="6faa03f9-eeed-4c94-a90f-64b6ef603a86" data-vars-headline="Democratic congressman calls Trump a &quot;moron&quot; for Iran nuclear stance" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/iran-nuclear-deal-sanctions-united-states-european-airplanes-5293c621-b244-44f1-be60-8753b04934ef.html" target="_self">withdrew</a> from.</p><div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-vars-category="rich" data-vars-sub-category="undefined-embed" data-vars-content-id="6faa03f9-eeed-4c94-a90f-64b6ef603a86"><a href="https://twitter.com/RepJohnYarmuth/status/1143272592696053761"></a></blockquote><div style="display:none"></div></div><p><strong>Go deeper: </strong><a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="The Trump Doctrine on Iran" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/trump-doctrine-iran-d024c03d-977e-4b79-80e9-32e7da10f4fd.html" data-vars-content-id="6faa03f9-eeed-4c94-a90f-64b6ef603a86" data-vars-headline="Democratic congressman calls Trump a &quot;moron&quot; for Iran nuclear stance" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/trump-doctrine-iran-d024c03d-977e-4b79-80e9-32e7da10f4fd.html" target="_self">The Trump Doctrine on Iran</a></p><span data-ad-status="NO_AD_LENGTH" data-ad-type="midStoryAd"></span>

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