WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Sen. John Kennedy issued the following press release:
Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) criticized United Kingdom Prime Minister Keir Starmer for his inconsistent response to the war in Iran in a speech on the U.S. Senate floor.
Key excerpts of the speech.
"Everything I just told you, the prime minister of the United Kingdom knew. He had the same intelligence we had.
"When it came time for us to intervene, he said, you cannot use any United Kingdom air force bases or military bases, none, zero, nada. He specifically said that you can't use Diego Garcia, the joint U.S.-United Kingdom military base in the Indian Ocean that Keir Starmer is trying to give away to Mauritius. You've heard me talk about it on the Senate floor. ...