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John Thune: “We did hear last night from secretary of State, secretary of…”

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 03:22

What can you tell us about the latest developments as far as, you know, as the Senate minority whip? Well, well, we're going to get a classified briefing on Monday when we get back. We did hear last night from secretary of State, secretary of Defense, secretary of the Treasury, a lot of the top administration personnel. And, you know, obviously everybody's watching this very carefully as things proceed, hoping that at some point there might be an off ramp. (03:22–03:31)

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Asserts that top administration officials briefed them the previous night.

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