DNC Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz just made a 'gut-wrenching' decision to endorse the Iran deal

Debbie Wasserman Schultz
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Democratic National Committee Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz announced her support for the controversial nuclear agreement with Iran in an emotional interview Sunday with Jake Tapper on CNN's State of the Union.

President Obama already has enough votes backing the deal, but the endorsement from the prominent Jewish representative is important symbolically, as other prominent Democratic legislators and Jewish leaders have voiced opposition.

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Julie Kliegman

Julie Kliegman is a freelance writer based in New York. Her work has appeared in BuzzFeed, Vox, Mental Floss, Paste, the Tampa Bay Times and PolitiFact. Her cats can do somersaults.