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Reality Check: Military spending and national security

Hosted by Warren Olney Oct. 05, 2016 National

The most powerful military in the world is not big enough for Donald Trump, although Hillary Clinton's considered more likely to use it to intervene overseas. We continue our reality check on the presidential campaign

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Credits

Host:

Warren Olney

Producers:

Paul von Zielbauer, Sáša Woodruff, Elizabeth Segal