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Markwayne Mullin: “We should be applauding President Trump and Secretary…”

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

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SEN. MULLIN: 'This is reckless and ridiculous.' | America's Newsroom

Published | Video Starts at 02:12

I mean, think about this. We had more. Overdose deaths in the United States in 2024 than we had in the entire Vietnam War. And so We should be applauding President Trump and Secretary Hegseth for being proactive when the previous administration turned a blind eye to it and opened our borders. Okay, so from what I understand, documents are available for members of Congress to see today. Right. From what I understand, there will be a briefing on the Hill with the select members of the House and the Senate side. (02:12–02:21)

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Asserts that the previous administration ignored drug issues and opened borders, while Trump and Hegseth were proactive.

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