Kirsten Gillibrand: “This is an illegal, unauthorized war.”

“Do you see this as separate from activity that would require Congressional, congressional authorization? No, it's not separate at all. And right now the American people are asking a very direct question. This is an illegal, unauthorized war. And the American people want to know why President Trump is spending $1 billion a day on a war they don't want instead of getting their grocery costs down, getting their housing costs down and getting their fuel costs down.” (06:32–06:37)

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