00:00What one disgruntled and defeated congressman is attempting is not oversight and it's not
00:06accountability. It's a political spectacle, a personal manifesto driven by ego and resentment.
00:13Time for one man's final days in Congress to try to do damage to this president, this country,
00:20and most irresponsibly the warriors who defend it. It's a farce and it's a stunt and everybody
00:30knows it. Let's be clear about what this resolution actually does. It tells our enemies, Iran, the
00:36cartels, every adversary watching that the United States will actually punish its own warriors and
00:43its own civilian leadership for successfully executing lawful military operations. It tells
00:49them that a single rogue legislator loaded with personal animus for the president can attempt to
00:56veto national security decisions made by the duly elected commander in chief. It puts a target on
01:03the backs of American warriors by signaling that congress will undermine their missions in real
01:09time. This is not patriotism. This is sabotage. As to the claim that the American military targets
01:17civilians, well that is a lie and that is a slander against every professional who flew,
01:22sailed, and fought on these missions, the only people who target civilians are the terrorists
01:28that we hunt. And I will dignify this claim no further. None of these are high crimes or misdemeanors.
01:35They're partisan policy disagreements from people who want to politicize our military.
01:42We will not apologize for putting American lives first. We will not apologize for stopping the flow of
01:49drugs that kill our citizens. We will not apologize for destroying the capabilities of a regime that
01:55chants death to America. And if that regime makes one wrong move, as the president said, we remain locked
02:04and loaded with the full weight and lethality of central command. I pray each day and I hope you do
02:10too
02:11for our troops. They are the best of our nation. Like the president, I will defend them with every fiber
02:19of my being every single day. That includes having their back no matter what. So to the troops, as I've
02:29said
02:29before, don't blink. Ignore the noise. Never hesitate. This is all politics. You do real things. Stay the course.
02:41May almighty God protect them always. And may our actions today and every day bring glory to him.
02:50We will stand. We will fight. And we will defend this republic against all enemies, foreign and domestic. And amen.
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