Trump's travel ban fails to respond to threats to our country and actually undermines our security.
James Clapper: “Trump's travel ban fails to respond to threats to our country and actually undermines our security.”
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Clapper criticizes the travel ban for being ineffective and harmful to national security.
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I think this reflects Russian insecurity. And it's almost like, Putin needs a rhetorical security blanket, of making threats, like this.





