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Elissa Slotkin: “The President said to the American public that he was going…”

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

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Published | Video Starts at 03:43

I mean, it's just not part of his DNA, from what I can tell. But ultimately, the buck stops with the President. The President said to the American public that he was going to take six weeks max in the war with Iran. We're now six months in. If the President isn't happy with our munitions, with the sort of leaks coming out of the Pentagon, if he's not happy with what's going on at the Pentagon, fire the Secretary of Defense. (03:43–03:51)

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Asserts that the President promised a six-week war with Iran, but it has lasted six months.

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