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Markwayne Mullin: “The president is well within his authority. And by the way…”

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

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MULLIN: 'They don't back up their claims with facts.' | Carl Higbie Frontline

Published | Video Starts at 02:07

They never say why it's racist. They never say why it's illegal, they never say why it's unconstitutional. Because you and I both know The president is well within his authority. And by the way, this is the same authority that Barack Obama used in 2016 to drop 26,000 bombs in six different countries in just one year and never once even informed Congress of what, what he was doing. And Joe Biden used this same authorization that AMF is the same authorization that that we've been using since 2001 to conduct his bomb dropping and drone strikes against even American citizens. (02:07–02:23)

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Asserts that President Trump acted within the same authority used by Obama to drop 26,000 bombs in 2016 without informing Congress.

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