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Jeanne Shaheen: President Trump declared, in August of last year, that America is not nation-building again.

On the recordFebruary 5, 2018
President Trump declared, in August of last year, that America is not nation-building again.
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Jeanne Shaheen
Democratic · New Hampshire

Editor's note · Context

Shaheen questions the implications of Trump's statement on U.S. commitment to governance in Afghanistan.

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