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Ron Johnson: “The people left in Guantanamo Bay are evil people, and they…”

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 08:38

So far, Congress, in a bipartisan way, has done a very good job of blocking the administration from doing that. So what do you do with these people? Well, The people left in Guantanamo Bay are evil people, and they will, many of them, will return to the battle. One of the first line of defense is one of the most important things we have to do is we have to have an effective intelligence gathering capability. (08:38–08:45)

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Asserts that remaining Guantanamo Bay detainees are dangerous and likely to re-engage in combat.

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