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Adam Kinzinger: “And because of a conversation with a basically dictator, President Trump pulled 50 soldiers, 50 people back, and those…”

On the recordOctober 8, 2019
And because of a conversation with a basically dictator, President Trump pulled 50 soldiers, 50 people back, and those 50 people were holding back a Turkish attack.
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Adam Kinzinger
Republican · Illinois

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Kinzinger discusses the implications of Trump's decision to withdraw U.S. troops from Syria.

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