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Trump Dings ‘Weak’ Ex-Defense Secretary: ‘I Had to Run the Military Myself’

‘FAKE NEWS’

Asked whether it was true that he had suggested the U.S. attack Mexico’s “drug cartels with missiles,” the ex-president had an uncharacteristic answer.

AJ McDougall
AJ McDougall 

Breaking News Reporter

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AJ McDougall

AJ McDougall

Breaking News Reporter

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