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Ron Johnson: “President Obama referred to ISIS as a JV team.”

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

CNN's Wolf Blitzer Interviews Sen. Johnson 4-16-15

Published April 16, 2015 | Video Starts at 01:27

Right. Well, Wolf, we have to face reality. And my concern of this administration, you know, dating way back. But I mean, let's talk about when President Obama referred to ISIS as a JV team. I don't know. You're listening to what Lieutenant General Flynn has been talking about. The former head of the Defense Intelligence Agency basically talking about how we pretty well shut … (01:27–01:31)

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