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Republicans' plan to bomb Mexico is bad

Republicans' plan to bomb Mexico is bad

We don't need a literal war on drugs

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Aug 29, 2023
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During the Trump administration, Brett Giroir served as Assistant Secretary for Health, a position that entailed a commission as an admiral in the U.S. Public Health Service and, therefore, required that Giroir sometimes wear a military-style dress uniform.

This is the source of an amusing anecdote reported by Maggie Haberman: Giroir supposedly came to …

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