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Ilhan Omar: “The military industrial complex [is] benefiting from [the…”

Featuring: Ilhan Omar, Democratic | U.S. House Minnesota, District 5

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Ilhan Omar Holds First Town Hall Since The Attack By A Man With Syringe

Published | Video Starts at 1:03:26

If we were not, you know, doing what we are doing because, you know, corporations are benefiting from it and they pay the politicians to continue to run. If it wasn't The military industrial complex [is] benefiting from [the current situation], and they have contractors that make this stuff that are funding these politicians. I once had a conversation with some, you know, really decent Republican who's very anti war, very anti intervention, and I said to him, why you keep voting for these things that just feed the beast? (1:03:26–1:03:39)

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