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On the recordMarch 28, 2017
I have talked to President Bush personally about this, and he thought it was a miscalculation in terms of looking into Putin's soul, that he regrets that.
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Chris Van Hollen
Democratic · Maryland

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Van Hollen discusses President Bush's regret over misjudging Putin.

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