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Mark Kelly: “The Strait of Hormuz is closed.”

Featuring: Mark Kelly, Democratic | U.S. Senate from Arizona

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Sen. Mark Kelly: 'Pete Hegseth just tries to avoid accountability' amid Iran war | CAP TALK!

Published | Video Starts at 00:25

Well, that's the million dollar question here, is how does the president find himself away out of the corner he painted himself into? And that's what happens when you get into something without a strategic goal or a plan. And now The Strait of Hormuz is closed. And, you know, the big question is, what was in this for the American people? Just higher costs. Secretary Hegseth recently said that you revealed classified information regarding our weapons stockpiles. (00:25–00:27)

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