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Ron Johnson: “I was the only member of Congress at Zelenskyy's…”

Featuring: Ron Johnson, Republican | U.S. Senate, Wisconsin

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Published April 5, 2023 | Video Starts at 34:07

I was chairman of the European Subcommittee on Center for Foreign Relations, ranking member. I've probably been over Ukraine as much as just by any of my colleagues. Right. I was at Poroshenko's inauguration. I was the only member of Congress at Zelenskyy's inauguration. Zelenko's or Zelensky's. Zelenko's the doctor that. But yeah. So Zelenskyy's inauguration. I thought he was the real deal. I know the Ukrainian people are. (34:07–34:11)

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Asserts that he was the only member of Congress at Zelenskyy's inauguration.

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