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Tom Emmer: “This conflict never would have broken out had [Trump] been…”

Featuring: Tom Emmer, Republican | Majority Whip, U.S. House, Minnesota's 6th District

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Interview with Congressman Tom Emmer on Ukraine, Trump, and Medicaid Reforms

Published | Video Starts at 03:59

The problem is Joe Biden and his administration allowed this to happen. And I agree with our president. This conflict never would have broken out had [Trump] been the one in the White House. And now he's inherited what was created under the Biden administration. And he's trying to get these two very different parties, they don't like each other, to the table to … (03:59–04:04)

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Asserts that the Ukraine conflict would not have started if Trump were President.

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