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Ron Johnson: “They lobbed some rockets close to the U.S. [USS] Harry…”

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

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Sen. Johnson on CNBC's Squawk Box

Published | Video Starts at 01:36

They modified their behavior for the worse. It's emboldened them. So we've seen them and you know, contrary to UN resolutions, they've test fired ballistic missiles, They lobbed some rockets close to the U.S. [USS] Harry Truman. they, they detained and humiliated American sailors. That's, that's not, that's not better behavior. The other piece in the Journal is the three, there's three defense contractors missing right now. (01:36–01:42)

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Asserts that Iran lobbed rockets close to the USS Harry Truman.

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