Inside Utah Politics: Sen. Mitt Romney and a military veteran

SALT LAKE CITY (ABC4) — Our guests on Inside Utah Politics this week include Senator Mitt Romney and a military veteran fighting to secure help for ailing vets.

We speak with Senator Mitt Romney as he inches closer to legislative retirement. Romney, a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, discusses his dismay with some members of the GOP over their opposition to sending American aid to Ukraine. Romney also weighs in on the state of American influence and power projection around the world as Russia and China assert themselves and bring other countries into their spheres of influence.

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Our second guest is Dave Crete, Chairman of The Invisible Enemy (Home – The Invisible Enemy). His nonprofit is fighting to secure federal benefits to veterans of America’s nuclear weapons testing program. From the 1950s to the 1990s, America tested nuclear weapons in the Nevada desert. Crete’s group is highlighting hundreds of veterans who became ill or died from radiation related to the tests. A film (DOWNWIND Trailer) tells the story.

In Washington, House Speaker Mike Johnson survived an attempt to oust him from his leadership role. But Republicans joined with Democrats to kill the attempt led by Representative Marjorie Taylor Green. In the meantime, the White House is threatening to withhold weapons from Israel if it moves forward with an invasion of Rafah. President Biden has expressed concern over the damage those weapons would cause in a densely packed area like Rafah. Many lawmakers are furious over his announcement. Our Washington correspondents bring us the latest from the center of American politics.

Inside Utah Politics airs Sundays at 8 a.m. on ABC4.

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