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He is a key members of the house services and intelligence member committees. he's a former army ranger who served in afghanistan and iraq. congressman, thanks for joining us. thanks for your service to our country. how does the u.s. military try to thwart another deadly bombing like the one yesterday that killed 13 american service members? >> yeah. thanks, wolf. i mean, this is a terrible tragedy, and i'm mourning with all of america for the loss of these 13 service members and i extend my sympathies to their families and i will continue to support those families and in the years ahead. afgh...

So the strong negative reaction to the choice of mcconnell has its roots in the public, his public embrace of the confederacy. here's the senate president protem glenn mcconnell in 2010 dressed in a confederate uniform posing with mock slaves in a southern experience event hosted by the south carolina republican women. here's mcconnell posing in a store full of confederate memorabilia owned by his family until 2009. the southern poverty law center has noted that in 2009, mcconnell appeared on a white nationalist radio show where he criticized the naacp for attacking a compromise on where the c...