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James Clapper: “I think undermining his secretary of state, undercutting him particularly with respect to North Korea. And creating a…”

On the recordOctober 12, 2017
I think undermining his secretary of state, undercutting him particularly with respect to North Korea. And creating a binary choice where it's either fire and fury or destroying North Korea or nothing.
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James Clapper
District of Columbia

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Clapper discusses the implications of President Trump's approach to foreign policy and the potential consequences of creating binary choices in international relations.

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