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Chuck Hagel: “When you have a national leader, our national world leader, who has left dignity behind, decency behind, honesty…”

On the recordOctober 19, 2020
When you have a national leader, our national world leader, who has left dignity behind, decency behind, honesty, integrity behind them, that's where you start.
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Chuck Hagel
Republican · Nebraska

Editor's note · Context

Hagel criticizes President Trump for abandoning core values of dignity and integrity in leadership.

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