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Carlos Gimenez: “For too long, we ignored our hemisphere and we've allowed…”

Featuring: Carlos Gimenez, Republican | U.S. House Florida, 28th Congressional District

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Sen. Rick Scott speaks after the arrest of Nicolás Maduro

Published | Video Starts at 21:56

And so this president has now refocused his efforts, and rightly so, on our hemisphere. And For too long, we ignored our hemisphere and we've allowed our adversaries, China, Russia, North Korea, Iran to operate in our hemisphere. to the detriment of the interests of the United States and its people. And this president will no longer tolerate that. And so I have to take my hat off to him. (21:56–22:07)

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Asserts that the U.S. has neglected the Western Hemisphere, allowing adversaries to operate there.

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