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Wesley Hunt: “If we have an embassy in another country, no one's going to…”

Featuring: Wesley Hunt, Republican | U.S. House, Texas, District 38

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Congressmen Wesley Hunt & Byron Donalds The Sage Steele Show

Published | Video Starts at 44:28

Sure did. That's the definition of strength. That's what I'm talking about. And so you could imagine that kind of sentiment being around the world. If we have an embassy in another country, no one's going to touch it because they're going to be fearful that they'll get a moab on their head. That's how President Trump rules. This is the opposite of strength. This is the definition of weakness. And so now we're being feast upon by other countries. (44:28–44:35)

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Asserts that U.S. embassies were safe under Trump due to fear of military retaliation.

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