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John Fetterman: “I refuse to take the military option off the table…”

Featuring: John Fetterman, Democratic | U.S. Senate Pennsylvania

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John Fetterman addresses party switch rumors and social media bills with Katie Britt

Published | Video Starts at 13:29

And Kamala Harris, when she was running for president as a Democrat, I campaigned for her in late 2024, she said, that's my top danger internationally. We can't ever allow Iran to acquire a nuclear bomb. And I refuse to take the military option off the table [regarding Iran]. This, this is not like an extreme view for a Democrat, but it's become an extreme view for Democrats. And I believe a lot of that's driven by, it happens to be coming by deeply, deeply polarizing. (13:29–13:33)

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Asserts that military action should remain an option in dealing with Iran.

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