Iran’s president slams Trump, Clinton
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani slammed the U.S. presidential election and both major-party nominees in a speech on Sunday, adding that “there is no morality” in the race.
{mosads}”You saw the presidential debates, how they talk … how they accuse and mock [each other],” Rouhani said, as first reported by Reuters.
Rouhani, who is up for reelection himself in 2017, said he was asked in September which candidate he favored.
“I said, ‘Should I prefer bad over worse or worse over bad?’ ” he asked.
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Last week, Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, took to Twitter to criticize the U.S. election.
“US presidential race & issues two candidates raised is a typical result of lack of spirituality & faith among those in power,” Khamenei wrote.
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