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On the recordJune 27, 2017
I think it is the first time since 1945 that Europeans might likely see Angela Merkel right now as leader of the West, not President Trump.
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Mark Warner
Democratic · Virginia

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Warner expresses concern over U.S. leadership perception in Europe.

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