Markwayne Mullin: “Iran is and was a threat to us and they had killed and…”

“He hadn't been attacking us for 40 years, since November of 1979, all the way up until last year. There's a huge difference. Iran is and was a threat to us and they had killed and injured thousands of Americans for 47 years. And President Trump is the first president through seven presidencies to finally have the backbone to end the threat.” (01:30–01:38)

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