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Chris Smith: They've got to wake up every morning, the people that are keeping this regime going--they have to wake up every morning…

On the recordDecember 11, 2017
They've got to wake up every morning, the people that are keeping this regime going--they have to wake up every morning with two choices: Total devotion and loyalty to Kim Jong-un or having their brains splattered along with their family by anti-aircraft weaponry.
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Chris Smith
Republican · New Jersey

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Describing the harsh realities faced by those supporting Kim Jong-un.

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