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Michael Bennet: “The reason he was taking Space Command away from Colorado…”

Featuring: Michael Bennet, Democratic | U.S. Senate, Colorado

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Full interview: Sen. Michael Bennet on Trump's retaliation against Colorado

Published | Video Starts at 00:57

You remember when he came after Space Command and he sat there during the signing ceremony at the White House and said the. The reason, after all was said and done, The reason he was taking Space Command away from Colorado was not a reason for national security. It's because he didn't like the voting system. That's not Michael Bennett making that up. That is literally what he said in the Oval Office. Just like the other night, he basically said, you know, that this was a retribution for the incarceration of Tina Peters. (00:57–01:06)

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Asserts that the relocation of Space Command from Colorado was due to dissatisfaction with the state's voting system.

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