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Lindsey Graham: “What we're saying when we talk about making America great, we're stepping aside, we're letting other countries fill the…”

On the recordJune 12, 2017
What we're saying when we talk about making America great, we're stepping aside, we're letting other countries fill the vacuum, and making the United States less great.
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Lindsey Graham
Republican · South Carolina

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Graham warns that neglecting global engagement diminishes America's greatness.

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