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Ron Johnson: “What we have right now at airports to a great extent is…”

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

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Newsmax Prime | Sen. Ron Johnson continues the discussion about the Russian plane crash

Published | Video Starts at 02:28

Well, it does have to be. This administration does have to be Jeh Johnson. It has to be the new TSA administrator. And there's no doubt about it. The What we have right now at airports to a great extent is security theater because a determined terrorist can defeat it. It's been proven. They have videos on how to do it. Which is why we need a layered approach. (02:28–02:36)

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Asserts that current airport security is largely ineffective against determined terrorists.

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