# GOP Sen. John Kennedy says the U.S. must ‘choke \[Putin\] to death’

https://mins.news/en/video/47409

- NBC News, 2026-09-06 14:14 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IaUtvkCUjWc

> Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., said the U.S. must “choke [Putin] to death” and argued that Congress missed a major opportunity to pass sanctions on Russia. His comments came as Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff met with Vladimir Putin in Russia.

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