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Ron DeSantis: “I saw the same thing when I was in Iraq. How could…”

Featuring: Ron DeSantis, Republican | Governor of Florida

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Published | Video Starts at 33:42

So that's just what you saw. And I did. I was like, okay, how can the New York Times be saying this when this is what I'm seeing? And then I saw the same thing when I was in Iraq. How could Washington Post be writing this when I'm watching? What's that did not happen the way they said. And so that really opened my eyes about how different the narrative can be to the actual reality. Were the stories about feces or urine getting thrown on you, stuff like that? (33:42–33:52)

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Asserts that Washington Post reports on Iraq were inconsistent with his observations.

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