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Trump is tanking US soft power & goodwill at ‘record speed’ | David Ensor
Season 2, Ep. 77
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On this edition of The Trump Report, Amy Kellogg is joined by former US journalist, diplomat and director of Voice of America, David Ensor. They discuss the demise of American soft power under an administration he says considers hard power to be the answer to every single problem.
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