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By Dan Gooding
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President Donald Trump said Thursday that balancing the United States' budget would not come from a deal with Iran, but with a focus on what he viewed as "corruption and crime" in Democrat-run states.
In a post to Truth Social, the president said he had asked Vice President JD Vance to "focus his complete and total attention" on the alleged corruption in states including Minnesota, California, and Illinois, as well as others, calling them "poorly run, corrupt disasters."
Trump did not provide proof for the alleged corruption, but said billions of dollars were being stolen each month and that this money could be recovered rather than striking a deal with Iran.
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"Our Budget could be quickly BALANCED with the correction of this large scale criminal activity," Trump wrote. "CORRUPTION is in the Democrat Leadership’s blood! We don’t need a deal with Iran. Those days have long since passed. We’ve got their money, Hundreds of Billions of Dollars, and we’ve got their Strait!"
Vance has been leading White House efforts to investigate alleged fraud and corruption within the federal government and elsewhere, including within the immigration system.
Minnesota has been embroiled in a major fraud investigation relating to federal funding, with around $250 million from a children's nutrition program allegedly stolen.
This is a breaking news story. Updates to follow.
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