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Alex Padilla: “If things were better, why is he now considering sending in…”

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Senator Alex Padilla Discusses Controversial Detention at DHS Briefing on MSNBC

Published | Video Starts at 11:01

It's the Trump administration continuing to escalate. A couple days ago, he's saying that things are better now that the National Guard has shown up. If things were better, why is he now considering sending in the Marines? They're continuing to escalate. It doesn't have to be this way. Can you clarify for us? (11:01–11:05)

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Questions the administration's consideration of deploying Marines if the situation has improved.

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