Tom Junod on ‘The Lethal Presidency’

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Tom Junod on ‘The Lethal Presidency’

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It is with an unlikely mix of discipline, deliberation, personal integrity, a love of law and strong political ideals that President Obama has crafted “The Lethal Presidency,” award-winning journalist Tom Junod writes in Esquire magazine.

Junod appeared on RT’s “The Alyona Show” to discuss his essay, which is written as a personal address to the president.

—Posted by Alexander Reed Kelly.

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