Hakeem Jeffries: “More than 12 countries have been plunged into this conflict…”

“… stranded for days, if not weeks in the Middle east with no plan by the State Department to evacuate American citizens in a very challenging region where there are now More than 12 countries have been plunged into this conflict as a result of what began with Donald Trump's reckless decision to spend billions of dollars to drop bombs in the Middle East. There's no plan of action as it relates to the fact that all of these countries are now involved in terms of what could have been predicted as it relates to Iran's response, particularly connected to the Gulf states.” (12:36–12:45)

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