Martha Raddatz. Curiosity, Empathy, and a Touch of Outrage. Her Lifetime Achievement Emmy.
Martha Raddatz just received the Lifetime Achievement Emmy — and she sat down with Paul the morning after to talk about what she's seen, what she's lost, and what she's still fighting for. With the Pentagon press corps gutted, embeds gone, 50,000 troops staged around Iran, and the country tuned out, one of the most trusted journalists in America delivers a no-BS briefing on where we are and what it'll take to get the truth back.
Martha Raddatz has spent decades doing the work most of Washington can't or won't — getting on the ground, walking with troops…
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