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Jill Tokuda: “This was a unilateral war that Trump started.”

Featuring: Jill Tokuda, Democratic | U.S. House Hawaii, 2nd Congressional District

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Rep. Jill Tokuda Joins KITV to Discuss Future of PTA, Trump's War in Iran, and Threats to NHEP

Published | Video Starts at 04:16

So, bottom line, we've got to reopen the Straits. We've got to start seeing gas prices go down. This was a unilateral war that Trump started. We're even fighting to get a vote and in Congress on the War Powers Resolution to say no. This is actually Congress's Kuliana. (04:16–04:20)

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Asserts that the war in question was initiated unilaterally by Trump.

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