Fact check: Kevin McCarthy says U.S. 'never asked for land' after wars

Former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., said at an Oct. 28 event: "In every single war that America has fought, we have never asked for land afterwards, except for enough to bury the Americans who gave the ultimate sacrifice for that freedom we went in for."

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