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On the recordSeptember 27, 2017
I have been concerned with the tenor of some of the President's comments. The back-and-forth, you know, insult attacks do not make our Nation safer and, frankly, I think it decreased the amount of international support that the sanctions regime would have.
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Mark Warner
Democratic · Virginia

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Warner criticizes the President's comments affecting national security and international support for sanctions.

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