But here's the deal, Anderson. There's one person and one person alone who can fix this and that is Donald Trump. And he's the guy that made this decision. He's the guy that basically green lighted Turkey to conduct this invasion. All of this, the release of the ISIS fighters is Donald Trump's fault and that's where it lies.
On the recordOctober 15, 2019
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Duckworth blames Donald Trump for the situation regarding Turkey and ISIS fighters.
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