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On the recordNovember 17, 2020
I've been talking about this and the threat to our national security posed by President Trump actually firing Secretary Esper and hollowing out the top levels of the Pentagon. And now we know why he did it. He did it so that he can make this really rush decision. We will put our troops in harm's way. You know, President Trump is literally wants to blow everything up as he goes out the door.
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Tammy Duckworth
Democratic · Illinois
Source
msnbc.com

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Tammy Duckworth criticizes President Trump's actions regarding military leadership and troop deployment.

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