On the recordJanuary 6, 2020
I think there is chance of de-escalation. Now, the question is, do we have the people, the competence here on our side in the White House to work towards de-escalation? I don't know.
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transcripts.cnn.comTammy Duckworth: “I think there is chance of de-escalation. Now, the question is, do we have the people, the competence here on our side…”
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Senator Duckworth questions the competence of the White House in handling de-escalation after the Iranian missile strike.
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