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Cory Booker: “Where the president took us in unilaterally. Now it's Iran…”

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

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Published | Video Starts at 22:04

And we're going to do what we can to stop it and make sure that it's carried out in a dignified way at accord with our institution and traditionally, I think is so important. Weeks ago, it was Venezuela. Yep. Where the president took us in unilaterally. Now it's Iran. Tomorrow it might be Cuba. Right. If we continue to let President Trump think he can unilaterally commit our soldiers, commit billions of dollars to whatever war he picks without a check from Congress, we have lost our democracy as it was designed. (22:04–22:10)

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Asserts that President Trump has acted unilaterally in foreign policy decisions involving Venezuela, Iran, and potentially Cuba.

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