Former Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-CT) said he’s thinking of supporting Donald Trump for president, Jewish Week reports.
He’s still undecided but added there are “a lot of us, I think, who can’t feel quite comfortable either way yet.”


Former Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-CT) said he’s thinking of supporting Donald Trump for president, Jewish Week reports.
He’s still undecided but added there are “a lot of us, I think, who can’t feel quite comfortable either way yet.”
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