Pod Save Our National Security with Tommy Vietor

SpyTalk by SpyTalk, Jeff Stein

May 29, 202659:56Business

Former Obama speechwriter Tommy Vietor talks about energizing Dems on vital US foreign policy issues. Tommy Vietor | | Follow Michael Isikoff on Twitter | Follow Karen Greenberg on Twitter | Follow Jeff Stein on Twitter...

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