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Be taken off. so if the sanctions -- thats a condition. so, you know, thats why the press misreported it. >> there is no -- hear my voice. there is no misreporting at all. the president now claiming he doesnt want to meet with iran with no preconditions when that is exactly what he said that hed do and exactly what members of his administration said hed do over and over again. theyve been saying it for more than a year. >> i do believe that they will probably end up wanting to meet, and im ready...

>> there were always conditions because the conditions, if you look at it, the sanctions are not going to be taken off. so the sanctions, thats a condition. so, you know, thats why the press misreported it. >> listen, this is not the typical situation of just exposing this president for obvious and ugly double-speak. its about exposing this country to a major threat, and this president owns it because he created it. now, making this problem was the easy part. the hard part is how to solve it, an...

That meeting? >> if they want to meet, ill meet. anytime they want. anytime they want. its good for the country. good for them, good for us. and good for the world. no preconditions. >> all right. well, that seemed pretty clear and that last statement, by the way, that was from july of last year, so this has been a talking point for well over a year now. suddenly, though, the president wants to pretend otherwise and is just making stuff up. today, he continued doing just that. >> well, you know,...

Thats what the constitution calls for, and now it matters. but heres the political impact. its not easy, and the president owns all of it. and he is not well equipped to deal with this, and now he doesnt even have a full team around him. iran just said they wont meet with this president even though theyre going to be here at the u.n. next week. and theyre watching him struggle, not even get the talking points straight. listen. >> do you have pre-conditions for that meeting? >> no pre-conditions,...

Suddenly, though, the president wants to pretend otherwise and is just making stuff up. today, he continued doing just that. >> well, you know, there were always conditions, because the conditions, if you look at it, the sanctions are not going to be taken off. so if the sanctions -- thats a condition. thats why the press misreported it. >> okay, im not exactly sure what hes trying to say here, but i think its that even though he said he would meet with no preconditions, and many people in his a...

Different today. watch this. >> can we clarify, mr. president? so you said you think iran is responsible for the attack. do you think -- >> i didnt say that. why do you say that? i said we think we know who it was, but i didnt say anybody. but certainly it would look most like it was iran, but i did not say it the way you said. youre going to find out in great detail in the very near future. we have the exact locations of just about everything. youre going to find out at the right time, but its ...

>> would this be proportionate? is that what youre asking? i would say yes. >> amid the developing crisis, president trump is being asked to clarify his contradictory messaging about meeting with iran and he said it was fake news that he would meet with iran without pre-conditions despite his own words an his own administration. but heres what he had to say yesterday. >> are you planning to meet with iran without preconditions. >> there were always condition, because if you look at it the sancti...

Between trump and irans president into question. >> i have no meeting scheduled. >> reporter: both leaders will be in new york next week for the united nations summit, but trump is now backpedalling and blaming the media for reporting he was willing to meet without conditions. >> there were always conditions. thats why the press misreported it. >> reporter: even though he said so on camera twice. >> no preconditions? >> not as far as im concerned. no preconditions. >> no prp peconditions, no. th...

Certainly looking like iran is behind the drone attack on saudi that is why the press misreported it. >> reporter: even though he said arabias oil facilities. and later the president so on camera twice. downplays the chances of making >> no preconditions? a visit to north korea but he >> not as far as im concerned. wont say if kim jong-un has no preconditions. extended an invitation. >> no preconditions. if they want to meet, ill meet. >> reporter: his secretary of state and treasury secretary e...