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Kash Patel: “D.C. operates for itself. And that's why Congress has an…”

Featuring: Kash Patel, Republican | Former Chief of Staff to the Acting U.S. Secretary of Defense | National

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Bringing Home Hostages Abroad Kash Patel

Published | Video Starts at 12:06

DC operates like, I don't even want to say, its own police state. D.C. operates worse than anything I could ever imagine. That's why it's called the swamp, because D.C. operates for itself. And that's why Congress has an approval rating that is lower than any president in modern history. You would think our collective leadership that we elect across the country to, to do the work of America would actually have some popularity. It's the exact opposite. (12:06–12:19)

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Asserts that Congress has a historically low approval rating due to self-serving operations.

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