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Nov 2023
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Report: Trump gears up for “radical” sec...

Ari Melber, MSNBC
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MSNBC’s Katie Phang hosts “The Beat” on Monday, August 27, and reports on the latest in the Israel-Hamas war and Donald Trump. Brian Levin, Micahel Beschloss, Neal Katyal, Melissa Murray, David Rhode and Elise Labbott join.  
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