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On the recordJanuary 5, 2020
And I will do everything I can as a United States senator, in terms of defunding any effort of the Trump administration to go to war, do anything I can to stop what I think will be another disaster.
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Bernie Sanders
Independent · Vermont

Editor's note · Context

Senator Sanders expresses his commitment to prevent the Trump administration from engaging in a potential war with Iran.

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