Tuesday, 12 March 2019

Politics A.M.: Former vice president Cheney challenges Pence at private retreat

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Former vice president Cheney challenges Pence on Trump's foreign policy at private retreat
At a closed-door retreat hosted by the American Enterprise Institute, Cheney compared the president's instincts to those of President Barack Obama.
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