Why can't we all agree that destroying the Iranian regime would be good for the entire region, Standing with Israel, secure our border? You know, these are reasonable things. I would also refuse to shut our government down. Always, always. I refuse to do that. Pay everybody, especially like the military and those folks, those, those folks that had that magnificent action in Venezuela. Could you imagine those people were getting paid for those 45 days that our government was shut down, those things. (05:34–05:40)
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Asserts a personal policy stance against government shutdowns.
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