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Bakari Sellers: “This letter wasn't as much about foreign policy as it was about temperament, and character and the ability to be…”

On the recordAugust 7, 2016
This letter wasn't as much about foreign policy as it was about temperament, and character and the ability to be commander in chief.
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Bakari Sellers
Democratic · South Carolina

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Bakari Sellers explains that the concerns raised in the letter about Donald Trump focus on his temperament and character rather than just foreign policy.

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