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Jasmine Crockett: “He [Trump] actually wanted to zero out the HBCUs.”

Featuring: Jasmine Crockett, Democratic | U.S. House, Texas, District 30

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Published December 11, 2023 | Video Starts at 03:14

This actually was the result of a bill that was signed into law by a Republican, by a Bush. And ultimately this was a reauthorization. In the reauthorization, He [Trump] actually wanted to zero out the HBCUs. But a black woman out of North Carolina, my colleague Alma, she said, oh, this is not what we gonna do. And so she fought for it. (03:14–09:25)

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“The President actually has overcome a speaking impediment.”
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“If you don't get promoted, then you're out [of the military].”
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“We would have lost some of our top brass.”
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“A bunch of that money is to replenish our own stores of ammunition right now.”
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“If Putin is successful in Ukraine, then he next most likely goes to maybe Poland.”
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