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Rashida Tlaib: “Literally, half of my Caucasus votes for the defense budget.”

Featuring: Rashida Tlaib, Democratic | U.S. House Michigan, District 12

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Published August 9, 2025 | Video Starts at 29:04

She goes, oh, yeah, I've been watching it. It's awful. And I can't believe the Democrats are. Because warmongering and genocide is bipartisan right now, for sure. Literally, half of my Caucasus votes for the defense budget. It's not just that, but it's like, there's so much entitlement and so much arrogance coming from the. (29:04–29:08)

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“Democrats are really just trying to get the power back. Right. The gavel. But they're not going to use that power when it comes in.”
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