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James Clapper: “To his credit, and he walked away from it. And that's, you know, as you eluded, no deal is better than a bad deal.”

On the recordFebruary 27, 2019
To his credit, and he walked away from it. And that's, you know, as you eluded, no deal is better than a bad deal.
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James Clapper
District of Columbia

Editor's note · Context

Clapper acknowledges Trump's decision to walk away from a deal at the summit.

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