Aaron O’Connell

member of the National Security Council during the Obama administration; professor of history at the University of Texas at Austin

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Donald Trump has been mostly out of the public eye since the presidential race was called for Joe Biden last weekend.

Trump installs loyalists at the Pentagon and may be preparing for a rushed exit from Afghanistan

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