And then after it commenced, and the intelligence was exquisite, it was very clear this was an imminent threat to the United States and America's interest. And the Commander in Chief did exactly the right thing. He had to protect American lives. We knew that those ballistic missiles that they were stockpiling and preparing were going to be fired at our troops and our civilians and our installations in the region. And so the Commander in chief did what he had to do. Joe Kent seemed to understand that until about 24 hours ago. I'm not sure what happened there. (04:02–04:10)
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Asserts that there was knowledge of ballistic missiles being prepared to target U.S. troops and civilians.
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