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Ron Johnson: “What would be far worse is if Iran became a nuclear power…”

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

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Wisconsin's U.S. senators on war with Iran and inflation | Here & Now

Published | Video Starts at 01:28

Average gasoline prices were $5 a gallon. Yeah, I don't like the high fuel prices, the high fertilizer prices, nor does President Trump, nor do any of us. But I also recognize that What would be far worse is if Iran became a nuclear power and they wiped out our grid. That would be orders and orders of magnitude worse as well. So hopefully this is just short term pain. It is painful. I recognize that. (01:28–01:34)

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Asserts that Iran becoming a nuclear power could lead to them wiping out the U.S. grid.

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