Trump's ex-Russia adviser Fiona Hill: US increasingly seen as 'object of pity' | The Atlanta Voice

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Trump's ex-Russia adviser Fiona Hill: US increasingly seen as 'object of pity' | The Atlanta Voice

President Donald Trump's former top Russia adviser said Tuesday that the United States is increasingly seen as 'an object of pity' and its standing on the world stage is eroding. 'We are increasingly seen as an object of pity, including by our allies, because they are so shocked by what's happening internally, how we're eating ourselves alive with our divisions,' […]

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