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Seth Moulton: “13 American troops were alive before Trump started this war.”

Featuring: Seth Moulton, Democratic | U.S. House Massachusetts, 6th Congressional District

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Seth Moulton calls President Trump "senile" as he challenges Ed Markey for Senate

Published | Video Starts at 04:13

That doesn't mean starting a war, starting a war that the President is now losing. I mean, let's remember the Strait of Hormuz was open before Trump started this war. 13American 13 American troops were alive before Trump started this war. 180 Iranian little girls that remind me of my own 5 year old and 7 year old at home. They were alive before they were killed by one of Trump's Tomahawk missiles. (04:13–04:19)

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Asserts that 13 American troops died as a result of Trump's actions in the conflict with Iran.

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