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Ron Johnson: “The blame rests solely with McConnell. He wanted above all…”

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

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Senator Ron Johnson on Biden's Decline, Replacing McConnell, the Race in Wisconsin and More

Published | Video Starts at 02:34

I mean, what, what do you think McConnell and Lankford and some of the others were really hoping was going to get accomplished with that initial deal? And what do you think should be done going forward? First of all, The blame rests solely with McConnell. He wanted above all funding for Ukraine, that was his priority. He came to realize later last year that that wasn't going to be possible if we didn't do something on the border. (02:34–02:44)

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