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Mick Mulvaney: “If we're going to sacrifice the national security of the country if we're going to withhold military aid. If we're going…”

On the recordJanuary 29, 2020
If we're going to sacrifice the national security of the country if we're going to withhold military aid. If we're going to bestow favors in U.S. resources to countries where the President has investments, is that what we want driving U.S. policy?
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Mick Mulvaney
Republican · South Carolina

Editor's note · Context

Discussing the implications of a president prioritizing personal business interests over national security.

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