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Tammy Baldwin: “The president has made it very clear after storming into…”

Featuring: Tammy Baldwin, Democratic | U.S. Senate, Wisconsin

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Democratic US Sen. Tammy Baldwin on presidential war powers, ICE

Published | Video Starts at 03:50

Why shouldn't the president have power to use military force? The president clearly has the power to use military force when we are in imminent danger and our national security is on the line. But The president has made it very clear after storming into Venezuela that his objective was about oil, that he wanted to secure Venezuelan oil resources for his big oil buddies. We need a president who is focused on bringing down costs in the United States for hardworking families. That's what he said he would do. But instead he is distracted by invading Venezuela. (03:50–04:03)

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Asserts that the president's objective in Venezuela was to secure oil resources.

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