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Kirsten Gillibrand: “President Trump is using our armed services members as…”

Featuring: Kirsten Gillibrand, Democratic | U.S. Senate New York

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Our service members who sign up for the National Guard, who sign up for reserve duty, who serve our country at times of need, they are expected to be called on on at moments of national disaster, national security. President Trump is using our armed services members as political pawns in his rhetoric and in his political arguments. New York City does not need the National Guard. Los Angeles does not need the National Guard. Baltimore does not need the National Guard. (10:47–10:56)

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