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‘I never heard so much malarkey’

By Associated Press
June 28, 2024

Former President Donald Trump defended his record on foreign policy and blamed President Joe Biden for the conflicts in Ukraine and Gaza, suggesting the conflicts broke out when the aggressors felt free to attack because they perceived Biden as weak.

“This place, the whole world, is blowing up under him,” Trump said.

“I never heard so much malarkey in my whole life,” Biden retorted.

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