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Elissa Slotkin: “The greatest threat to national security is the polarization…”

Featuring: Elissa Slotkin, Democratic | U.S. Senate, Michigan

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Slotkin Blasts Republicans For Failing To Pass A Budget And Instead Focusing On Questioning Austin

Published | Video Starts at 00:46

So if we want to talk about what's going on in national security and the greatest threat to national security, it's not that the Secretary of Defense screwed up and is cleaning up the mess. The greatest threat to national security is the polarization of the country. and the fact that we can't explain to the world who we are and what kind of leadership role we want. (00:46–00:53)

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Asserts that polarization is the greatest threat to U.S. national security.

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