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Markwayne Mullin: “President Trump is a peace through strength president.”

Featuring: Markwayne Mullin, Republican | U.S. Senate, Oklahoma

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Published January 14, 2026 | Video Starts at 23:54

… then they bring in Venezuela and Cuba as pawns, when you start pulling the string, they unravel very, very quick. And so when you start looking at President Trump's approach, President Trump is a peace through strength president. You can achieve peace through having a very strong America. And the president is using that. He's restoring that. He's saying, listen, we're not playing pancakes with you. (23:54–23:58)

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Asserts that President Trump follows a "peace through strength" policy.

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