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Jim McGovern: “Under U.S. law, those are acts of hostility.”

Featuring: Jim McGovern, Democratic | U.S. House Massachusetts, 2nd Congressional District

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Trump is Sleepwalking America into a WAR with Venezuela

Published | Video Starts at 50:11

That he wants to block the airspace in Venezuela. He's talked about troops in Venezuela. He's stationing American forces around Venezuela. Those are. Those are Under U.S. law, those are acts of hostility. And, you know, and I've seen this movie before where my Republican friends get up and they talk tough. You know, let's Go to war. Let's go to war. (50:11–50:15)

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Asserts that blocking airspace and stationing troops are considered acts of hostility under U.S. law.

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