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Chris Smith: “Bill Clinton, who criticized President Bush, the first one, and talked about coddling dictatorship, then coddled like…”

On the recordFebruary 13, 2018
Bill Clinton, who criticized President Bush, the first one, and talked about coddling dictatorship, then coddled like nobody else before had coddled dictatorship.
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Chris Smith
Republican · New Jersey

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Smith critiques Bill Clinton for hypocrisy regarding his treatment of dictatorships.

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