Karoline Leavitt: “We have 1.3 active duty service members in this country.”

“And if that chain of command is broken, it can lead to people getting killed, it can lead to chaos. And that's what these members of Congress who swore an oath to abide by the Constitution, are essentially encouraging. We have 1.3 active duty service members in this country. And if they hear this radical message from sitting members of Congress, that could inspire chaos and it could incite violence, and it certainly could disrupt the chain of command.” (47:04–47:09)

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