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Markwayne Mullin: “The Trump administration for what now 11 months has been…”

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

SEN. MULLIN: 'It was well within their authority to do this.' | The Bottom Line

Published December 2, 2025 | Video Starts at 05:17

And it does go into a bigger picture of what did the Biden administration do and how did they treat these individuals, how they vet these individuals when they came into the United States. You know, The Trump administration for what now 11 months has been trying to clean up the mess that the Biden administration has left behind. That disastrous withdrawal in August of 2021 continues to come back and haunt us. And it didn't have to be that way. (05:17–05:25)

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Asserts that the Trump administration has been addressing issues left by the Biden administration for 11 months.

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