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Hakeem Jeffries: “Donald Trump launches this reckless and costly war of choice…”

Featuring: Hakeem Jeffries, Democratic | U.S. House New York, 8th Congressional District

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Published | Video Starts at 18:12

That was Donald Trump's representation to America that Iran's nuclear program last year was completely and totally obliterated. And then it turns out that apparently that was not the case. So Donald Trump launches this reckless and costly war of choice for a variety of reasons, including regime change. The regime is still in place. They still clearly have the ability to strike out at our interests throughout the region, which is why more than a dozen countries in the Middle east have been dragged into Donald Trump's reckless war of choice. (18:12–18:20)

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Asserts that Donald Trump initiated a costly war for regime change.

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