John McCain actually said...

This, in my view, was an unnecessary and frankly harmful open dispute over an issue which is not nearly as important as United States/Australian cooperation.

Context

McCain criticizes Trump's handling of the dispute with Australia, highlighting the importance of U.S.-Australia cooperation.

02/01/2017

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