All these things are fictional, illusory, provocations, lies, used for domestic American political agendas.
James Lankford: “All these things are fictional, illusory, provocations, lies, used for domestic American political agendas.”
On the recordMarch 29, 2017
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Lankford summarizes Putin's claims about U.S. political narratives.
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