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Tucker Carlson: “I don't understand why the US Military is stationed in…”

Featuring: Tucker Carlson, Conservative, Right-wing | Political Commentator, Former Fox News Host | National

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Tucker Carlson's Speech on Government Accountability and National Concerns at Charlie Kirk Event

Published | Video Starts at 39:10

And what happens there is a direct effect here in our migration patterns and in our drug importation. So, like, maybe we should focus on our own hemisphere. I think you made a powerful case for that. And I don't understand why the US Military is stationed in Japan, Korea... while ignoring our own continent. I Mean, I know that you get a long answer. How we're spending a trillion dollars to secure places that pose no imminent threat to us while ignoring our own continent, ignoring Mexico, which is the most hostile country in the world. (39:10–39:24)

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Questions the U.S. military presence in distant countries while neglecting issues in the Americas.

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