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Murphy: The National Security Strategy of an 8-Year-Old Boy

Published July 16, 2025 | Video Starts at 11:07

But of course, we're doing exactly the opposite. Trump is in the middle of a purposeful, relentless campaign to destroy, to destroy America's global information Power. The Trump administration just shut down the Global Engagement Center. That is the capacity at the State Department to try to counter Russian and Chinese propaganda around the world. Gone. Just gone. Global Engagement Center. (11:07–11:12)

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