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Ron Johnson: “Steel doesn't melt [at the temperature] that jet fuel burns…”

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

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Published | Video Starts at 22:14

But then, you know, it's, it's another one of these things. You scratch the surface and you discover the Twin Towers were actually built to withstand impact by Jetliners707. And yes, these were larger. And Steel doesn't melt [at the temperature] that jet fuel burns at or ordinary office fires burn at. It's just it, it doesn't happen that, you know, they're. It just doesn't happen. Right. And there have been lots of fires and the buildings are charred, but they remain standing. (22:14–22:23)

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Asserts that steel does not melt at the temperatures of jet fuel or office fires.

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