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James Lankford: “We have literally notified the entire world. We're no longer…”

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

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Published | Video Starts at 05:34

Now it's literally during the World cup, during this ongoing conflict in Iran, with all the things that are happening around the world, with Al Qaeda continuing to try to find ways to be able to attack the United States, We have literally notified the entire world. We're no longer watching. That is incredibly irresponsible. So this needs to be turned back on again. To say, no, we are watching. We have One lesson from 9 11. (05:34–05:39)

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Asserts that the lapse in surveillance has signaled to the world that the U.S. is not monitoring threats.

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