Ron Johnson: “President Trump should come to the American people in…”

“What should the limit of our response be in the Syrian civil war? Well, from my standpoint, if we're going to get embroiled more in the Syrian civil war, that is something that President Trump should come to the American people in Congress to look for an authorization [if embroiled more in the Syrian civil war]. by precedent. I do not believe he needs authorization. Further authorization in terms of defeating isis, which is also now in Syria. So we're really talking about two different situations here.” (02:53–02:58)

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