Overview
- Maria Bartiromo, who interviewed Rep. Ro Khanna on Fox News’ Mornings with Maria Friday, grew heated as their talk turned to the Iran nuclear deal.
- Khanna corrected Bartiromo’s claim that Barack Obama “sent Iran money,” saying the agreement unfroze Iranian assets that already belonged to Iran.
- Bartiromo said the deal had no pledge to stop a nuclear weapon, a claim reporters called inaccurate and that Khanna disputed on air.
- Khanna argued that tearing up the deal under President Trump led to higher Iranian enrichment levels and he linked that move to U.S. troop deaths and higher gas and food prices.
- A clip of the exchange spread on social media, including a tweet by reporter Alexander Willis, and outlets like Raw Story and TV Insider amplified the moment.