Hackensack, NJ — Mayor Steve Lonegan, candidate for U.S. Congress in New Jersey’s 5th District, has issued the following statement regarding President Trump’s decision to withdraw from Iranian nuclear deal.

“President Trump has long said that the Iranian nuclear deal was one of the worst foreign policy disasters in American history. He was 100% right. Today, president Trump has followed through on his promise to end this terrible arrangement and put the safety and security of the American people first.

The tyrannical regime in Iran has proven they cannot be trusted. From day one they have violated the terms of this deal and have continued to pursue a clandestine nuclear weapons program. For years, the Iranian regime has been a menace to peace and to its own people. Dating back to the hostage crisis in 1979, the murderous, bloodthirsty regime in Iran has been attacking American interests and threatening our allies in the Middle East, Israel chief among them.

“Barack Obama and John Kerry should be ashamed for ever brokering this deal in the first place and foolishly putting our nation’s security at risk. Not only did they put their trust in this evil regime, but they allowed the largest state sponsor of terror in the world to have access to billions of dollars to spread even more terror and death across the region.

Today, President Trump displayed enormous courage to pull out of this awful deal and put the interests of America and our allies first. America must be a beacon of liberty and stand up to the forces of despotism across the globe. President Trump sent that message loud and clear by withdrawing from the Iranian nuclear deal and he put the Iranian regime on notice that the days of soft American foreign policy are over.”

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Lonegan has already been endorsed by U.S. Senator Rand Paul, U.S. Senator Ted Cruz, Former Presidential Candidate Steve Forbes, Corey Lewandowski, Former Trump Campaign Manager, Dave Bossie, Former Trump Campaign Deputy Campaign Manager, The Tea Party Express, Senator Gerry Cardinale, Senator Mike Doherty, Senator Joe Pennacchio, Senator Steve Oroho, Assemblyman Parker Space, Assemblyman Hal Wirths, Assemblyman John DiMaio, Assemblyman Erik Peterson, Assemblywoman Betty Lou DeCroce, Assemblywoman Holly Schepisi, Warren County Freeholder Director Richard D. Gardner, Warren County Freeholder Deputy Director Edward J. Smith, Warren County Freeholder Jason J. Sarnoski, Sussex County Freeholder Deputy Director Sylvia Petillo, Sussex County Freeholder Herbert Yardley, Former Sussex County Freeholder Phillip Crabb, Mrs. Ann Kievit, President of the Northwest New Jersey Taxpayers’ Association, Rev. Greg Quinlan, President of the Center for Garden State Families on behalf of New Jersey for a Conservative Majority, Alexander Roubian, President of the New Jersey Second Amendment Society (NJ2AS), New Jersey Right to Life PAC, The Jewish Voice and Opinion, and Sussex County State Committeewoman Jill Space.

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Common-sense conservative Republican Steve Lonegan is a loving father, grandfather, and a successful business owner who will make jobs, term limits, and lower taxes his primary focus as our next congressman. Steve is hardworking, outspoken, and dedicated to you and your family. Steve has a lifelong record of selfless public service. Steve has taken on the tough fights that few others will. Steve and his wife Lorraine (Rossi), who have been longtime parishioners of St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Bogota, live in Hackensack and have two adult daughters, Katharine and Brooke.