Chris Van Hollen: Iran Is ‘Nowhere Near’ Any ICBM that Reach the U.S., It’s All ‘Fabrication’

RUSH TRANSCRIPT Senator Chris ░░░░░░░░ Hollen member of the ░░░░░░░░ relations committee Senator good ░░░░░░░░ see you Thank you ░░░░░░░░ being with us Throw ░░░░░░░░ numbers out at you ░░░░░░░░ the Penn wharton budget ░░░░░░░░ says this war has ░░░░░░░░ 65 billion so far ░░░░░░░░ House is asking for ░░░░░░░░ billion for it The ░░░░░░░░ missiles alone are 3 ░░░░░░░░ They take a year ░░░░░░░░ two to build per ░░░░░░░░ We ve spent 3 ░░░░░░░░ on them This is ░░░░░░░░ a country where we ░░░░░░░░ doge ripping apart the ░░░░░░░░ last year We had ░░░░░░░░ not getting their food ░░░░░░░░ We have people not ░░░░░░░░ their their ObamaCare subsidies ░░░░░░░░ we re spending somewhere ░░░░░░░░ 65 billion to 200 ░░░░░░░░ on a war that ░░░░░░░░ one is able to ░░░░░░░░ Well Ali that s ░░░░░░░░ And we should all ░░░░░░░░ that during the campaign ░░░░░░░░ Donald Trump promised that ░░░░░░░░ would keep us out ░░░░░░░░ foreign wars and focus ░░░░░░░░ on trying to make ░░░░░░░░ better right here at ░░░░░░░░ Instead he is along ░░░░░░░░ Prime Minister Netanyahu started ░░░░░░░░ foreign war Prices are ░░░░░░░░ up And now he ░░░░░░░░ well we ve got ░░░░░░░░ pay for this war ░░░░░░░░ Iran by cutting back ░░░░░░░░ federal investments You played ░░░░░░░░ clip with child care ░░░░░░░░ there are also other ░░░░░░░░ in that speech where ░░░░░░░░ talks about cutting Medicaid ░░░░░░░░ Medicare So the bottom ░░░░░░░░ is the president who ░░░░░░░░ he wouldn t start ░░░░░░░░ war now wants to ░░░░░░░░ for it by cutting ░░░░░░░░ into American health care ░░░░░░░░ and other other programs ░░░░░░░░ help American families here ░░░░░░░░ home But that s ░░░░░░░░ that Surprising is it ░░░░░░░░ I mean you go ░░░░░░░░ to the history of ░░░░░░░░ that America has started ░░░░░░░░ group tends to benefit ░░░░░░░░ this very well either ░░░░░░░░ producers or munitions makers ░░░░░░░░ mean that s just ░░░░░░░░ s the nature of ░░░░░░░░ game It becomes too ░░░░░░░░ money that we have ░░░░░░░░ pay for a war ░░░░░░░░ you re going to ░░░░░░░░ to cut it from ░░░░░░░░ people who can least ░░░░░░░░ it Well that s ░░░░░░░░ s exactly right I ░░░░░░░░ you ve got defense ░░░░░░░░ who are going to ░░░░░░░░ raking it in and ░░░░░░░░ folks who are close ░░░░░░░░ the president are going ░░░░░░░░ be raking it in ░░░░░░░░ the American people will ░░░░░░░░ And of course this ░░░░░░░░ on top of what ░░░░░░░░ Trump and Republicans in ░░░░░░░░ did last year right ░░░░░░░░ passed their so called ░░░░░░░░ beautiful bill which was ░░░░░░░░ If you re a ░░░░░░░░ you ve got really ░░░░░░░░ tax cuts But to ░░░░░░░░ pay for that they ░░░░░░░░ Medicaid they cut food ░░░░░░░░ nutrition prograMs So now ░░░░░░░░ this year and Donald ░░░░░░░░ goes off and starts ░░░░░░░░ war and says well ░░░░░░░░ re going to have ░░░░░░░░ cut back on Medicare ░░░░░░░░ re going to have ░░░░░░░░ cut back on Medicaid ░░░░░░░░ re going to have ░░░░░░░░ cut back on our ░░░░░░░░ to make childcare more ░░░░░░░░ So at the end ░░░░░░░░ the day he is ░░░░░░░░ the American people and ░░░░░░░░ exactly what he said ░░░░░░░░ was going to avoid ░░░░░░░░ said he was going ░░░░░░░░ focus on things here ░░░░░░░░ home keep us out ░░░░░░░░ foreign wars He s ░░░░░░░░ exactly the opposite I ░░░░░░░░ talking to Ben Rhodes ░░░░░░░░ this a minute ago ░░░░░░░░ want to play it ░░░░░░░░ you something he said ░░░░░░░░ gas prices in the ░░░░░░░░ Office Let s listen ░░░░░░░░ prices today they hit ░░░░░░░░ We re 4 yeah ░░░░░░░░ we have a country ░░░░░░░░ s not going to ░░░░░░░░ throwing a nuclear weapon ░░░░░░░░ us in six months ░░░░░░░░ Americans are feeling the ░░░░░░░░ in the interim And ░░░░░░░░ re also feeling a ░░░░░░░░ safer What is the ░░░░░░░░ to bring them back ░░░░░░░░ Well I have to ░░░░░░░░ is leave Iran and ░░░░░░░░ ll be doing that ░░░░░░░░ soon And they ll ░░░░░░░░ tumbling down We re ░░░░░░░░ going to have a ░░░░░░░░ that s going to ░░░░░░░░ throwing a nuclear weapon ░░░░░░░░ us in six months ░░░░░░░░ s just nonsensical talk ░░░░░░░░ was there s no ░░░░░░░░ mean you know these ░░░░░░░░ you re on you ░░░░░░░░ on serious committees in ░░░░░░░░ Senate There was no ░░░░░░░░ about Iran throwing a ░░░░░░░░ weapon at America in ░░░░░░░░ months or six years ░░░░░░░░ was a complete and ░░░░░░░░ lie Ali And you ░░░░░░░░ the president himself you ░░░░░░░░ told the country last ░░░░░░░░ that he had decimated ░░░░░░░░ s nuclear enrichment program ░░░░░░░░ it And then his ░░░░░░░░ Tulsi Gabbard testified publicly ░░░░░░░░ other day that Iran ░░░░░░░░ made no effort to ░░░░░░░░ to reconstitute that nuclear ░░░░░░░░ program And so that ░░░░░░░░ just a complete and ░░░░░░░░ lie And as you ░░░░░░░░ Ben Rhodes discussed I ░░░░░░░░ they re nowhere near ░░░░░░░░ kind of ballistic missile ░░░░░░░░ can reach the United ░░░░░░░░ So this was all ░░░░░░░░ fabrication by the president ░░░░░░░░ States to try to ░░░░░░░░ his actions while Americans ░░░░░░░░ hurting here at home ░░░░░░░░ ve lost 13 of ░░░░░░░░ service members hundreds wounded ░░░░░░░░ you discussed thousands of ░░░░░░░░ killed in the region ░░░░░░░░ we re paying 2 ░░░░░░░░ a day We the ░░░░░░░░ taxpayers while gas prices ░░░░░░░░ going up And now ░░░░░░░░ Trump says well you ░░░░░░░░ we ve got to ░░░░░░░░ back on other investments ░░░░░░░░ are important to the ░░░░░░░░ people This war should ░░░░░░░░ have started We should ░░░░░░░░ it Now Donald Trump ░░░░░░░░ talking about asking for ░░░░░░░░ 200 billion And I ░░░░░░░░ tell you Ali I ░░░░░░░░ t vote for one ░░░░░░░░ dime for this illegal ░░░░░░░░ of choice I think ░░░░░░░░ re going to find ░░░░░░░░ lot of people on ░░░░░░░░ sides of the aisle ░░░░░░░░ are going to say ░░░░░░░░ one has given us ░░░░░░░░ explanation as to why ░░░░░░░░ need to be spending ░░░░░░░░ dime on this war ░░░░░░░░ good to see you ░░░░░░░░ always. Thank you for