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Republican Sen. Markwayne Mullin of Oklahoma indicated that he does not wear a seat belt while driving in Washington, D.C., because he wouldn’t want to be “stuck” in the event of a carjacking.

“And by the way, I’m not joking when I say this: I drive around in Washington D.C. in my Jeep … and I don’t buckle up,” Mullin said.

He made the comments during an appearance on the Wednesday episode of Fox News Channel’s “The Ingraham Angle,” which was guest hosted by Brian Kilmeade.

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The senator explained that the reason he does not strap in while driving in D.C. is because of the possibility of carjacking — he does not want to be “stuck” in his vehicle if he need

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