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Mike Rounds: “It was never done the way that it was supposed to.”

Featuring: Mike Rounds, Republican | U.S. Senate South Dakota

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Rounds Joins Newsmax to Discuss Charlie Kirk's Legacy

Published | Video Starts at 04:39

… he walked away from it and he walked away from the equipment and he walked away from the strategic base that we had right there, that was a major mistake. It was never done the way that it was supposed to. I know that President Trump does not like war, but he is absolutely correct when he starts talking about the need for Bagram Air Base to be considered by our forces if we're going to have strategic issues with China. (04:39–04:42)

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Asserts that the withdrawal from Bagram Air Base was not conducted properly.

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