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James Lankford: “The president has the authority to be able to prevent…”

Featuring: James Lankford, Republican | U.S. Senate, Oklahoma

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Lankford Joins Meet the Press

Published | Video Starts at 06:36

It's an interesting question to be able to talk about on the political side, but really the focus needs to be on how do we make them stop attacking us. That's the main focus. The president has the authority to be able to prevent someone from attacking us. That is what he's doing right now. If we're going to have a long standing occupation, that's a very different issue. But I don't think that's even what President Trump is even talking about. (06:36–06:41)

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Asserts that the President has the authority to prevent attacks on the U.S.

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