Senate Republicans confirm retired general with ugly record for key Pentagon post

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Senate Republicans confirm retired general with ugly record for key Pentagon post

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At Donald Trump's behest, Senate Republicans elevated a conspiracy theorist who called Barack Obama a “terrorist leader” to a senior Defense Department position

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