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On the recordSeptember 6, 2017
Stepping back from our leadership with South Korea is going to create a vacuum, and no country likes vacuums.
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Tim Scott
Republican · South Carolina

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Tim Scott emphasizes the national security risks of reducing U.S. leadership in South Korea.

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