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Ron Johnson: “We could have known very quickly whether there was a protest…”

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

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Senator Johnson on CNN's Starting Point w/ Soledad O'Brien

Published | Video Starts at 00:26

Well, I was trying to be respectful and I was a little surprised at your reaction. Listen, I was asking a pretty simple question. We could have known very quickly whether there was a protest or there wasn't a protest by just getting on the phone to those evacuees. and first of all finding out, are you okay? Are your families taken care of? But then asking what happened, because when you read the report, it's obvious there was no protest. (00:26–00:34)

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Asserts that the truth about the protest could have been quickly verified by contacting evacuees.

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