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John Ratcliffe: “This was an unprecedented national security breach and…”

Featuring: John Ratcliffe, Republican | Director of the Central Intelligence Agency | National

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John Ratcliffe: This was an unprecedented national security breach

Published | Video Starts at 01:29

I mean, it's just absurd. The logic makes no sense. None of this holds up the inescapable truth. As Secretary Esper said, This was an unprecedented national security breach and disaster. It was a national security bonanza for the Chinese Communist Party, and it was a disaster for our country in terms of what was accomplished. (01:29–01:34)

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Asserts that the Chinese spy balloon incident was an unprecedented national security breach.

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