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Ron Johnson: “Why would we close Down Guantanamo. I've been there. It's a…”

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

Sen. Johnson on CNBC's Squawk on the Street

Published November 18, 2015 | Video Starts at 04:55

Paul Ryan was indicating yesterday as new House speaker, he's prepared to get more aggressive on that. Where do you stand? Well, Why would we close Down Guantanamo. I've been there. It's a first class facility. It's incredibly humane. So that is one area where we can hold these Islamic terrorists so they don't engage in further acts of terrorism. I mean, it's crazy. (04:55–05:02)

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Asserts that Guantanamo Bay is a first-class, humane facility and questions its closure.

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