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Tammy Duckworth: ““The Trump Administration’s actions are inhumane, and they’re disastrous from a national security perspective. We don’t…”

On the recordSeptember 25, 2026
“The Trump Administration’s actions are inhumane, and they’re disastrous from a national security perspective. We don’t need our troops who are heading into a firefight to be worried about whether their husband or wife is going to get picked up on the streets, leaving their toddler in foster care…What does any of that do to our military’s morale? To our national strength? To our reenlistment numbers? What message does any of that send to our troops—or to our enemies?”
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Tammy Duckworth
Democratic · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

Duckworth addresses national security concerns regarding deportations.

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