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Featuring: Riley Moore, Republican | U.S. House West Virginia, District 2

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Rep. Moore Addresses the Persecution of Christians in Nigeria In Foreign Affairs Committee Hearing

Published | Video Starts at 03:57

Because I can promise you, President Trump is. He is very serious about this. A question that I have for you is The Nigerian constitution prohibits the ownership of firearms. but somehow these Fulani militants operating in the middle belt of region of the country, they're all armed. And we're not talking about isis. We're not talking about Boko Haram. (03:57–04:02)

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