Biden says ‘erratic’ Trump should be excluded from intel briefings
By DW
09 February 2021 |
9:00 am
US President Joe Biden has said he fears that Donald Trump "might slip and say something" classified. It is customary, however, for former presidents to continue to have access to intelligence briefings.
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