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Paul reflects on the 18th anniversary of 9/11 with CNN’s Brianna Keilar

Paul Rieckhoff

September 11, 2019

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Show Notes

@PaulRieckhoff tells me, “It was the one time in my lifetime where the politics all went away and we were united as Americans. If we can capture that spirit again, I think it can drive us forward in the future.”

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