I do not agree with the senator. This is a very different approach using the military than what we saw in the last administration, which I did condemn. During the last administration then President Trump used our military personnel to actually interact with migrants and take on a quasi law enforcement role. In fact, here in El Paso, we saw military personnel with long guns turning migrants away at our ports of entry. Our United States military should have absolutely no role in law enforcement. (00:47–00:58)
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