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Veronica Escobar: “In President Trump's first term, his own Secretaries of…”

Featuring: Veronica Escobar, Democratic | U.S. House, Texas, District 16

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Veronica Escobar's Testimony on Military Resource Misuse at Fort Bliss

Published | Video Starts at 03:00

… few answers as to why strikers armored fighting vehicles are patrolling our community carrying DHS personnel who have patrol vehicles of their own. I think it's important to note that In President Trump's first term, his own Secretaries of Defense opposed using the military for federal law enforcement matters. as they revered our military as an institution and understood that involvement of our armed forces in domestic political matters as set a dangerous precedent both for our military and our communities at home. (03:00–03:09)

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Asserts that during President Trump's first term, Secretaries of Defense opposed military use for federal law enforcement.

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