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On the recordApril 19, 2021
is it true that President Trump reduced the number of troops from 10,000 to 2,500 via a tweet last year
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John Garamendi
Democratic · California

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Garamendi questions the troop reduction in Afghanistan ordered by Trump via tweet.

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