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Cory Booker: “We are allowing our president to declare war to demand a…”

Featuring: Cory Booker, Democratic | U.S. Senate, New Jersey

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Published | Video Starts at 05:52

Presidents have taken us to war without resolutions. What is Congress doing about this? So here we have it in the worst I've ever seen it. We are allowing our president to declare war to demand a surrender and not come to Congress. So Americans are going to hear you say that and say, okay, what are y' all doing about it? So to me, this is a good trouble moment. (05:52–06:00)

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Asserts that the president is declaring war without congressional approval.

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