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Chris Murphy: “I hear what you are saying, but can you understand why right now the world perceives the Trump administration's foreign…”

On the recordJanuary 17, 2017
I hear what you are saying, but can you understand why right now the world perceives the Trump administration's foreign policy to be the exact opposite of 'clear about where we stand and strong in our values?'
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Chris Murphy
Democratic · Connecticut

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Murphy questions the clarity of Trump's foreign policy values.

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