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Ruben Gallego: “This is the first time I'd ever seen us really subordinate…”

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

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Right. Israel, as their own nation, has to take care of their own national interests. If we have alignment, then we can go together. Right. And so This is the first time I'd ever seen us really subordinate our national interests to another foreign country, this time being Israel. And it was just shocking to me that it was just so plainly out in the open that, you know, Mark Rubas said that and that even, you know, it has been confirmed multiple times. (24:18–24:28)

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Asserts that the U.S. subordinated its national interests to Israel for the first time.

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