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Chris Murphy: “I think President Biden came to the conclusion, as he said in his remarks, that we are at a point where we have to…”

On the recordApril 26, 2021
I think President Biden came to the conclusion, as he said in his remarks, that we are at a point where we have to accept the facts on the ground rather than the fantasy of endless PowerPoint presentations.
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Chris Murphy
Democratic · Connecticut

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Murphy discusses Biden's realistic assessment of the situation in Afghanistan.

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