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Ron Johnson: “The commander in chief wouldn't even bring forward the…”

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

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Sen. Johnson on Fox News Sunday w/ guest host Shannon Bream

Published | Video Starts at 02:49

The problem is we're not seeing the kind of leadership out of President Obama to actually accomplish that goal. You know, we had a mini debate on authorization for use of military force. The chief, you know, The commander in chief wouldn't even bring forward the language terms of the authorization he needed. We need to define what he means by defeat. He needs to define a strategy for actually accomplishing that goal. (02:49–02:54)

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Asserts that President Obama did not provide language for military force authorization.

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