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JD Vance: “I think that he's clearly an adversary. He is a competitor. But I think that we also have to be smart about diplomacy…”

On the recordOctober 26, 2024
I think that he's clearly an adversary. He is a competitor. But I think that we also have to be smart about diplomacy, too.
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JD Vance
Republican · Ohio

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Senator Vance discusses the need for diplomacy with adversaries like Vladimir Putin.

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