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Donald Trump: “I said, why don't you let them fight? Why are we getting in the middle of it? I said, let 'em fight. They're both our…”

On the recordJanuary 1, 2019
I said, why don't you let them fight? Why are we getting in the middle of it? I said, let 'em fight. They're both our enemies. Let 'em fight.
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Donald Trump
Republican · Florida

Editor's note · Context

Trump suggests that the U.S. should not intervene in conflicts between the Taliban and ISIS.

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