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Donald Trump: “A greater danger is that the United States will stop being a model and aspirational standard for other countries.”

On the recordMay 8, 2017
A greater danger is that the United States will stop being a model and aspirational standard for other countries.
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Donald Trump
Republican · Florida

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Trump's attacks on media may undermine U.S. influence on global press freedoms.

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