Hakeem Jeffries: “The American people have seen an administration that plunged…”

“There was no plan of action as it relates to Donald Trump plunging us into this reckless war of choice. No clear objectives, certainly no exit strategy. And that's why there's no public support. The American people have seen an administration that plunged us into this war is spending billions and billions of dollars to drop bombs in the Middle East in this reckless war of choice. And apparently this administration didn't even anticipate that one of the things Iran would do right out of the gate was to close the Strait of Hormuz, sending oil prices and gasoline prices in this country and across the world skyrocketing.” (10:11–10:25)

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