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I learned a lot from President @realDonaldTrump about our efforts in Syria that was reassuring. (1/3)
@realDonaldTrump The President will make sure any withdrawal from Syria will be done in a fashion to ensure:

1) ISIS is permanently destroyed.

2) Iran doesn’t fill in the back end, and

3) our Kurdish allies are protected.
@realDonaldTrump President @realDonaldTrump is talking with our commanders and working with our allies to make sure these three objectives are met as we implement the withdrawal. (3/3)
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Today I wrote to the FBI about the arrest of Roger Stone.

My questions include:

1) Why was it necessary to arrest Mr. Stone at his home in the early morning hours, rather than working through his attorneys to permit him to surrender voluntarily?
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Lindsey Graham
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Last time I checked, the President of the United States is a stakeholder in the legislative process.

To suggest he ‘stay out’ is a sure way for failure.

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I suggest my Democratic colleagues make a good faith effort to solve this problem before it is too late.

* TPS program is going to be canceled unless reformed.

* DACA population won’t get legal status unless we address some of the causes of a broken immigration system.
To do otherwise would be to encourage more illegal immigration.

President @realDonaldTrump has been more than reasonable.

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If White House and Congress fail to reach a deal then President @realDonaldTrump must act through emergency powers to build wall/barrier.
@realDonaldTrump Question: Can states ask federal government to help secure a broken border that is allowing harm to be done to their states?
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Remember from a U.K. perspective a lot of the handwringing over “doing something” in Syria is less about “international obligations” or “intl law”. These are applied selectively. It’s about power projection, U.K. not wanting to be left behind or realise 2nd rate power status
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