Thursday 31 January 2019

Politics A.M.: In attack on intelligence agencies, Trump ignores where they actually agree

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In latest attack on intelligence agencies, Trump ignores where they actually agree
"Perhaps Intelligence should go back to school!" the president wrote in pointed tweets Wednesday morning.
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The Fix · Analysis
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Analysis
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