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Jim Himes: “The introduction of ground troops or kinetic activity in…”

Featuring: Jim Himes, Democratic | U.S. House Connecticut, 4th Congressional District

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A Conversation with Representative Jim Himes | American Conversations

Published | Video Starts at 28:22

And look, we bombed Iran and, you know, we're now taking out boats in the Caribbean. So he's come a long way on that issue. But The introduction of ground troops or kinetic activity in Venezuela would be a dagger in the heart of this MAGA premise. at a time, by the way, when maga's coming apart, right? When you've lost Marjorie Taylor Greene, you've lost the war. And so that just, I, I can't get over that. (28:22–28:28)

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Asserts that military action in Venezuela contradicts MAGA principles.

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