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Ruben Gallego: “Seven American service members have been killed and 140 more…”

Featuring: Ruben Gallego, Democratic | U.S. Senate, Arizona

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Trump's War Is Making Americans Pay

Published | Video Starts at 00:08

Mr. President. Senator from Arizona. Mr. President, 12 days ago, Donald Trump took us to war against Iran. Since then, Seven American service members have been killed and 140 more have been wounded [since the war with Iran started]. Instead of protecting our troops, Trump is making it easier for our enemies to kill them. None of us are mourning Ayatollah Khamenei. The moment this war started, oil prices spiked. (00:08–00:14)

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Asserts that seven American service members have died and 140 have been wounded since the conflict began.

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