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Ron Johnson: “This brand new threat, not a nation state, but an ideology…”

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

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Senator Johnson questioning Secretary Kerry at Foreign Relations Committee Hearing

Published | Video Starts at 06:13

I'm looking for what he believes he needs and what his successor or successors might need to grapple with and take the actions they need to take to keep this nation safe. With this brand new over the last decade or two, This brand new threat, not a nation state, but an ideology that wants to kill Americans. The President would agree we should. And that's exactly what we're trying to do. Again, I would look forward to the draft because it would make this process just a whole lot easier. (06:13–06:20)

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Asserts that the current threat is ideological rather than from a nation-state.

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