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Brad Sherman: “We are not going to be making it hard for Kim to breathe. We are going to be letting our foot off his neck.”

On the recordMay 8, 2018
We are not going to be making it hard for Kim to breathe. We are going to be letting our foot off his neck.
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Brad Sherman
Democratic · California

Editor's note · Context

Sherman criticizes the U.S. approach to sanctions against North Korea.

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