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Tim Kaine: We had no ambassador in country. That coup has led to a government that now wants to kick the U.S. out.

On the recordMay 16, 2024
We had no ambassador in country. That coup has led to a government that now wants to kick the U.S. out.
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Tim Kaine
Democratic · Virginia

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Kaine highlights the absence of an ambassador during a critical coup in Niger.

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