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John Thune: “Earlier this year with the colonial pipeline. I mean, that…”

Featuring: John Thune, Republican | Senate Majority Leader, South Dakota

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Interview with Senator Thune on Supreme Court Nominee and Russia-Ukraine Conflict

Published | Video Starts at 11:21

And so there aren't well established rules of engagement, you know, what's proportional if they attack us, if they launch a cyber attack against the United States. And you saw that Earlier this year with the colonial pipeline. I mean, that was clearly evidence that the Russians and their, and their, some of the thugs around them are already targeting America's critical infrastructure. And so I think we have to be prepared for that. I think we have to be prepared for anything. (11:21–11:34)

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Asserts that the Colonial Pipeline attack was evidence of Russian targeting of U.S. infrastructure.

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