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Jim Banks: “The day President Trump was elected, on election day, we saw…”

Featuring: Jim Banks, Republican | U.S. Senate, Indiana

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Sen. Banks at John C. Phelan Hearing - Full Questioning

Published | Video Starts at 04:24

Yeah. Your business background, what you bring to the table, I think can go a long way to helping improve that process. I mean, the great news is that The day President Trump was elected, on election day, we saw an immediate bump in recruitment in all of the branches. I mean, this is. It's remarkable. But it just goes to show that when we tell the young men and women all over this country that America is worth fighting … (04:24–04:33)

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Asserts that military recruitment increased across all branches immediately following President Trump's election.

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