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Mark Pocan: “Donald Trump requested an additional $500 billion for the…”

Featuring: Mark Pocan, Democratic | U.S. House, Wisconsin, District 2

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With Liberty and Justice for Some Ep. 62 with Former Rep. John Tierney

Published | Video Starts at 02:37

His threat to end their civilization made many wonder if he was talking about using nuclear weapons, an almost unbelievable thought. And Donald Trump requested an additional $500 billion for the Department of Defense on top of an already mind-blowing $1 trillion budget from last year. Both of these ideas combined with a Fox personality as Defense Secretary bombing eight countries in the span of a year and a preferred name change to the Department of … (02:37–02:49)

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