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DARE: Trump Jokes to Putin They Should ‘Get Rid’ of Journalists

News DigestJune 28, 2019

At a meeting in Osaka, President Trump and Russia's Vladimir Putin make light of election meddling and '[getting] rid' of journalists. FBI encourages U.S... More

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