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Ex-Bush advisor: Trump's Iran war is a 'catastrophe' built on lies

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Steve Schmidt, a Republican political strategist who famously advised President George W. Bush and Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), warned on his Tuesday Substack that President Donald Trump’s war against Iran is a “catastrophe.”“The lies never, ever stop,” Schmidt wrote. He played clips of Trump saying America is more respected in the world than ever before…

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