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Lindsey Graham: “We should not take the bait and overreact at the expense of hopefully winning the hearts and minds of the Russian…”

On the recordMarch 14, 2017
We should not take the bait and overreact at the expense of hopefully winning the hearts and minds of the Russian people.
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Lindsey Graham
Republican · South Carolina

Editor's note · Context

Graham warns against overreacting to Putin, stressing the importance of Russian public opinion.

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