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Ruben Gallego: “The president just wants to have a legacy piece where he…”

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

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'Dumbest decision': Sen. Gallego slams Trump's Greenland push

Published | Video Starts at 00:23

How are they reacting to President Trump's threats? Look, they're shocked and they're trying to find reason within what's happening here. And I tried to explain to them there is no reasoning. Right. The president just wants to have a legacy piece where he gets to claim that he brought in this big chunk of land [Greenland]. that he sees on the map, even though it's distorted map, and he's willing to ruin our whole foreign policy, all of our alliances, our economy, just so he could get what he wants. (00:23–00:29)

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Asserts that President Trump wants to acquire Greenland for legacy purposes.

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