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'No Justification For A Regime-Change War': Hakeem Jeffries Slams Trump For Strikes On Iran

Published | Video Starts at 07:49

But that's not clear that that's going to happen, because I think what we're seeing in many parts of the world is an understanding that this was not just an unauthorized military set of strikes. It was unjustified. We still haven't been provided any rationale that actually makes sense in terms of protecting the national security of the American people. Do you think Donald Trump administration, do you think Trump can pull off a regime change without putting US Boots on the ground? No, that's impossible for him to do. (07:49–07:58)

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Asserts that no sensible rationale has been provided for military actions in terms of U.S. national security.

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