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Blumenthal: Trump saying Syria could deal with Hezbollah ‘absolutely absurd’

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Blumenthal: Trump saying Syria could deal with Hezbollah ‘absolutely absurd’

Democratic Sen. Richard Blumenthal on Tuesday panned President Trump for saying that Syria would more effectively combat Hezbollah than Israel.  “I think that idea is absolutely absurd. Remember Syria’s record on human rights and its acting as a proxy for Russia,” Blumenthal told host Kate Bolduan on “CNN News Central.” “But most important, Israel cannot,…

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