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Markwayne Mullin: “This is war and we're taking out the threat. And if you're…”

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

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WATCH: 'We're taking out the threat.' Sen. Mullin speaks after briefing on U.S. attacks on Iran

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Some of that's classified. How did that happen? Sometimes you're at the wrong place at the wrong time. Are there measures being taken not to eliminate other possible alternatives to leadership? This is war and we're taking out the threat. And if you're part of the threat, then you have, you're a target. How did the administration describe the end game here? Well, I mean, I think they laid out very precise of what the threat threat looks like. (00:41–00:49)

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