At a House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing, Ranking Member Jacobs asked why the State Department awarded Cameroon's Rapid Intervention Battalion, a unit previously accused of war crimes, $32 million worth of armored personnel carriers. She asked whether it was tied to the third-country deportation agreement the US reached with Cameroon in December. The witness said he would take it as a question for the record. She then entered a Wall Street Journal article into the record: "Trump's deportation deal with Cameroon will equip unit accused of war crimes."
The receipt
- Who
- Ranking Member Jacobs
- Where
- hearing - House Foreign Affairs subcommittee, 'One Year Later: Assessing Nigeria
- Original footage
- Forbes Breaking News · watch the full video from this moment
- Length
- 56 seconds, unedited within the cut
- Plays
- 1,421 on Instagram
Read the transcript
Okay, and if this kind of activity is not in line with the American First policy, why did the State Department award Cameroon's Rapid Intervention Battalion, an elite military unit previously accused of war crimes with $32 million worth of armored personnel carriers? I will have to take a look at that and get back to you. This seems out of step with the Africa strategy you just laid out. Was this deal related to the third country deportation agreement the United States reached with Cameron in December? I'm gonna have to take that as a question for the record. Okay. Thank you. Mr. Chairman I ask for unanimous consent to enter into the record this Wall Street Journal article Trump's deportation deal with Cameron will equip unit accused of war crimes Thank you Thank you. I will look forward to your response for the record. Mr. Chairman. I go back Thank you to the ranking member.
Machine transcript of the clip's audio; names are checked, small words may differ.