Rep. Vindman: This Is the Worst 45 Days in American History

DIAZ BALART You know ░░░░░░░░ just the term congressman ░░░░░░░░ know that you have ░░░░░░░░ a vast legacy of ░░░░░░░░ to the United States ░░░░░░░░ I m just wondering ░░░░░░░░ you know you talk ░░░░░░░░ oppression and I keep ░░░░░░░░ about you know the ░░░░░░░░ of Cuba that have ░░░░░░░░ living for 64 years ░░░░░░░░ a dictatorship what s ░░░░░░░░ on in Venezuela what ░░░░░░░░ going on in Nicaragua ░░░░░░░░ s going on in ░░░░░░░░ in Iran since 1979 ░░░░░░░░ of the most oppressive ░░░░░░░░ on Earth how does ░░░░░░░░ how do you feel ░░░░░░░░ day when you get ░░░░░░░░ go to Capitol Hill ░░░░░░░░ knowing that you were ░░░░░░░░ in a country that ░░░░░░░░ the time was under ░░░░░░░░ boot of the Soviet ░░░░░░░░ how does it just ░░░░░░░░ a human level what ░░░░░░░░ it mean to you ░░░░░░░░ Well look up to ░░░░░░░░ point this country has ░░░░░░░░ had the American dream ░░░░░░░░ s it s been ░░░░░░░░ When when you come ░░░░░░░░ this country as a ░░░░░░░░ a refugee not speaking ░░░░░░░░ English but learning English ░░░░░░░░ decades of education military ░░░░░░░░ and end up in ░░░░░░░░ Congress representing almost 800 ░░░░░░░░ Americans what better representation ░░░░░░░░ the American dream is ░░░░░░░░ And that s been ░░░░░░░░ up until this point ░░░░░░░░ we re seeing such ░░░░░░░░ rapid retreat in these ░░░░░░░░ 45 days Like I ░░░░░░░░ it s an abomination ░░░░░░░░ m hard pressed to ░░░░░░░░ of a worse 45 ░░░░░░░░ self inflicted by any ░░░░░░░░ in this country s ░░░░░░░░ whether it s turning ░░░░░░░░ from our values or ░░░░░░░░ the country and the ░░░░░░░░ and predictability I mean ░░░░░░░░ re it s it ░░░░░░░░ terrible and I think ░░░░░░░░ American people are waking ░░░░░░░░ to this threat and ░░░░░░░░ their voices heard just ░░░░░░░░ 7 000 did last ░░░░░░░░ in the town hall ░░░░░░░░ I had DIAZ BALART ░░░░░░░░ Vindman thank you very ░░░░░░░░ for your time I ░░░░░░░░ it.”